Assessment of the Influence of Test Characteristics on the Clinical and Cost Impacts of Methicillin-Resistant<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Screening Programs in US Hospitals

Abstract

All screening options showed reductions in infection rates and cost impact improvement over no screening program. Among the options, same-day PCR testing for high-risk patients slightly edges out the others in terms of fewest infections and greatest potential cost savings.