Impact of electronic healthcare-associated infection surveillance software on infection prevention resources: a systematic review of the literature

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 1-7

  Russo, P L ^a,b,c   Shaban, R Z ^c,d   Macbeth, D ^c,d   Carter, A ^b   Mitchell, B G ^b,c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automated; Cross infection; Electronic; Epidemiology; Healthcare associated infection; Infection control; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEWCASTLE-OTTAWA SCALE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME MANAGEMENT; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; SOFTWARE; TIME; UTILIZATION;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; CROSS INFECTION; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; SOFTWARE; TIME;

EID: 85031798383     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2017.09.002     Document Type: Review

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