Table 1.

Description and quantification of parameters

Parameter	Description	Value	References
p R+	Probability of having risk factors for MRSA	72.5%	own elicitation
p MRSA+	MRSA prevalence in high-risk patients	3.94%	[8]
C ris	Costs of screening for risk factors	€0.48	own elicitation
C sc	Costs for swabs, documentation and laboratory testing as part of the screening (swab test)	€7.09	own elicitation
C pre _  iso	Opportunity costs for a locked bed during preemptive isolation per day	€328.36	own elicitation
T pre _  iso	Time in which the patient is preemptively isolated (in days)	2 days	see assumption
C dec _  hos	Costs for decolonization (hygienic management (workload + materials) and laboratory) in the hospital per case	€1726.66	[4]
C iso _  hos	Opportunity costs for a locked bed during decolonization per day	€328.36	own elicitation
T iso _  hos	Time in which the patient is isolated during decolonization (in days)	15.08 days	[8]
C dec _  out	Costs of outpatient decolonization per case	€91.77	[10]