Implementing and improving the efficiency of a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus active surveillance program using information technology

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  O'Brien, Jacqueline M ^a   Greenhouse, Pamela K ^b   Schafer, Jason J ^a   Wheeler, Carol Ann ^c   Titus, Ann ^b   Pontzer, Raymond E ^a   O'Neill, Martin M ^b   Wolf, Debra ^a  

^a St Margaret Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Quality IT Partners Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 40949135629     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.04.282     Document Type: Article

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