Development of a novel electronic surveillance system for monitoring of bloodstream infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 740-747

  Leal, Jenine ^b,d   Gregson, Daniel B ^a,c,d   Ross, Terry ^d   Flemons, Ward W ^a   Church, Deirdre L ^a,c,d   Laupland, Kevin B ^a,b,c,d  

^a Departments of Critical Care Medicine   (Canada)

^b Community Health Sciences ^*  (Canada)

^c Departments of Pathology and Anatomy   (Canada)

^d CALGARY LABORATORY SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ELECTRONICS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MONITORING; VALIDATION PROCESS; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CANADA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; BACTEREMIA; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77953831394     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653207     Document Type: Article

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