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The tangible cost implications of a hospital outbreak of multiply-resistant salmonella

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

S. Barnass ,
M. O'Mahony ,
P. N. Sockett ,
J. Garner ,
J. Franklin  and
S. Tabaqchali
S. Barnass
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
M. O'Mahony
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory Service, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ
P. N. Sockett
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory Service, Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5EQ
J. Garner
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
J. Franklin
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
S. Tabaqchali
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE
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A hospital outbreak of multiply-resistant Salmonella heidelberg infection, which affected 17 patients and 2 staff, is described. The tangible cost of the outbreak was estimated at £21 151, £17989 (85·1%) of which was borne by the hospital. The cost to the Microbiology Department was £3596 (17·0% of the total). A detailed analysis of the costs and implications for staffing disruption is given and a comparison is made with the costs of preventive activities. Ways of containing expenses in the event of an outbreak and the economic implications for clinical budgeting and privatization of the laboratory service are considered.

Type
Research Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 103 , Issue 2 , October 1989 , pp. 227 - 234
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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