Application of exponential smoothing for nosocomial infection surveillance

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 637-647

  Ngo, Long ^a   Tager, Ira B ^a,b,c   Hadley, Doris ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

cross infection; epidemiologic methods; infection control; statistics

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029967627     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008794     Document Type: Article

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