Case vignettes to evaluate the accuracy ofidentifyinghealthcare-associated infectionsbysurveillance persons

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 322-326

  Schroder C ^a,b   Behnke, M ^a,b   Gastmeier, P ^a,b   Schwab, F ^a,b   Geffers, C ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b National Reference Center for Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Healthcare associated infections; Sensitivity; Specificity; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENINGITIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIGNETTE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VALIDATION STUDY;

CROSS INFECTION; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84937638342     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2015.01.014     Document Type: Article

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