Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections based on electronic hospital registries

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-79

  Leth, R A ^a   Moller J K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computer assisted surveillance; Hospital acquired infections; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REGISTER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPTICEMIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WOUND INFECTION;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RECORDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 30844441179     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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