Automated methods for surveillance of surgical site infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 212-216

  Platt, Richard ^a,b,d   Yokoe, Deborah S ^b   Sands, Kenneth E ^c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTION RATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSERVER VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035032098     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010212     Document Type: Conference Paper

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