Computer laboratory notification system via short message service to reduce health care delays in management of tuberculosis in Taiwan

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 426-430

  Chen, Tun Chieh ^a,b   Lin, Wei Ru ^a   Lu, Po Liang ^a,b,c   Lin, Chun Yu ^a,b   Lin, Shu Hui ^a   Lin, Chuen Ju ^a   Feng, Ming Chu ^a   Chiang, Horn Che ^a,c,d   Chen, Yen Hsu ^a,b   Huang, Ming Shyan ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acid fast bacilli smear; Automatic notification system; health care workers; mycobacterium; nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELAY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PATIENT CARE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPUTUM; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 79957891177     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.08.019     Document Type: Article

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