Surveillance of prosthetic joint infections: International overview and new insights for hospital databases

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 90-98

  Grammatico Guillon, L ^a,b   Rusch, E ^b   Astagneau, P ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^c EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

Author keywords

Hospital information system; Prosthetic joint infection; Surgical site infection; Surveillance network

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTIONS; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 84921553861     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.09.016     Document Type: Review

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