Interventions to control nosocomial infections: Study designs and statistical issues

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 77-82

  Wolkewitz, M ^a   Barnett, A G ^b   Palomar Martinez, M ^c   Frank, U ^d   Schumacher, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cluster; Competing risks; Quasi experiment; Randomization; Stepped wedge design; Study design; Timescale

Indexed keywords

CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL VALIDITY; INTERVENTION STUDY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN;

CLUSTER; COMPETING RISKS; QUASI-EXPERIMENT; RANDOMIZATION; STEPPED-WEDGE DESIGN; STUDY DESIGN; TIMESCALE;

CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84893639694     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.09.015     Document Type: Review

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