Descriptive study of selected healthcare-associated infections using national Hospital Episode Statistics data 1996-2006 and comparison with mandatory reporting systems

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-327

  Jen, M H ^a   Holmes, A H ^a   Bottle, A ^a   Aylin, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C. difficile infection; Healthcare associated infections; Hospital Episode Statistics data; Mandatory surveillance; Orthopaedic surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL RECORD; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CROSS INFECTION; ENGLAND; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 56249134501     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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