Use of anti-infective serial prevalence studies to identify and monitor hospital-acquired infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-40

  Brown, C ^a   Richards, M ^a   Galletly, T ^a   Coello, R ^a   Lawson, W ^a   Aylin, P ^a   Holmes, A ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti infectives; Hospital acquired infection; Pharmacy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METICILLIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RADIOLOGY; SALARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68349139575     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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