Costs of two vancomycin-resistant enterococci outbreaks in an academic hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In early 2017, the University Medical Center Groningen, the Netherlands, had an outbreak of 2 strains of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) that spread to various wards. In the summer of 2018, the hospital was again hit by a VRE outbreak, which was detected and controlled early. However, during both outbreaks, fewer patients were admitted to the hospital and various costs were incurred. We quantified the costs of the 2017 and 2018 VRE outbreaks.

Design

Using data from various sources in the hospital and interviews, we identified and quantified the costs of the 2 outbreaks, resulting from tests, closed beds (opportunity costs), cleaning, additional personnel, and patient isolation.

Setting

The University Medical Center Groningen, an academic hospital in t

SUBMITTER: van der Pol S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9879878 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature