An automated algorithm to preselect patients to be assessed individually in point prevalence surveys for hospital-acquired infections in surgery

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 886-887

  Streefkerk, Roel H R A ^a   Moorman, Peter W ^a   Parlevliet, Gerard A ^a   van der Hoeven, Conrad ^a   Verbrugh, Henri A ^a   Vos, Margreet C ^a   Verkooijen, Roel P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; NETHERLANDS; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ALGORITHMS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; SAMPLING STUDIES; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84902969349     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676868     Document Type: Article

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