Electronic surveillance for catheter-associated urinary tract infections at a university-affiliated children's hospital

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 599-601

  Sen, Anita I ^a   Balzer, Krystal ^b   Mangino, Diane ^b   Messina, Maria ^b   Ross, Barbara ^b   Zachariah, Philip ^a   Saiman, Lisa ^a,b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter associated urinary tract infection; electronic surveillance; hospital associated infection; indwelling urinary catheter; pediatric

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CATHETER ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; YOUNG ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84971657246     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

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