Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Outbreak, Germany, and Calculation of Outbreak Start
oleh: Ulrich Sagel, Berit Schulte, Peter Heeg, Stefan Borgmann
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-02-01 |
Deskripsi
On the basis of a large outbreak of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a German university hospital, we estimated costs (≈1 million Euros) that could have been avoided by early detection of the imminent outbreak. For this purpose, we demonstrate an easy-to-use statistical method.