Spatial and temporal analyses to investigate infectious disease transmission within healthcare settings

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 227-243

  Davis, G S ^a   Sevdalis, N ^a   Drumright, L N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Geographic information systems; Healthcare associated infection; Hospital; Infection; Spatiotemporal analysis

Indexed keywords

DATA EXTRACTION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DYNAMICS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; REVIEW; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; HEALTH FACILITIES; HUMANS; SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84897548034     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.01.010     Document Type: Review

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