Evaluation of a national microbiological surveillance system to inform automated outbreak detection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 378-384

  Freeman, R ^a   Charlett, A ^b   Hopkins, S ^b   O'Connell, A M ^b   Andrews, N ^b   Freed, J ^b   Holmes, A ^a,c   Catchpole, M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Healthcare; Hospital; Infection; Infectious diseases; Outbreak; Statistics; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERTAPENEM; FLUCLOXACILLIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN;

ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA PROCESSING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NATIONAL VOLUNTARY REPORTING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EVALUATION; HEALTHCARE; HOSPITAL; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASES; OUTBREAK; STATISTICS; SURVEILLANCE;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 84884703521     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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