System-wide surveillance for clinical encounters by patients previously identified with MRSA and VRE

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 107, Issue , 2004, Pages 212-216

  Evans, R Scott ^a,b   Lloyd, James F ^a   Abouzelof, Rouett H ^a   Taylor, Caroline W ^a   Anderson, Vickie R ^c   Samore, Matthew H ^b  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Intermountain Health Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; MRSA; Readmission; Surveillance; VRE

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPUTERS; HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SPACE SURVEILLANCE; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

HEALTHCARE FACILITY; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MRSA; PATIENT CARE; READMISSION; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; VANCOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI; CONTROL PROBLEMS; SURVEILLANCE;

MONITORING; PERSONNEL;

EID: 74349123335     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-949-3-212     Document Type: Article

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