Linkage of microbiology reports and hospital discharge diagnoses for surveillance of surgical site infections

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-320

  Spolaore, P ^a   Pellizzer, G ^a   Fedeli, U ^a   Schievano, E ^a   Mantoan, P ^a   Timillero, L ^a   Saia, M ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hospital information systems; International Classification of Diseases; Surgical site infection; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SAMPLING; SURGICAL INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITAL RECORDS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; ITALY; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 21644473100     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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