A web-based, hospital-wide health care-associated bloodstream infection surveillance and classification system: Development and evaluation

JMIR Medical Informatics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Tseng, Yi Ju ^a,b   Wu, Jung Hsuan ^a   Lin, Hui Chi ^c   Chen, Ming Yuan ^c   Ping, Xiao Ou ^a   Sun, Chun Chuan ^c   Shang, Rung Ji ^c   Sheng, Wang Huei ^c   Chen, Yee Chun ^c,d   Lai, Feipei ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health care associated infection; Infection control; Information systems; Surveillance; Web based services

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054010565     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22919694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/medinform.4171     Document Type: Article

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