Lack of Comprehensive Outbreak Detection in Hospitals.

نویسندگان

  • Meghan A Baker
  • Susan S Huang
  • Alyssa R Letourneau
  • Rebecca E Kaganov
  • Jennifer R Peeples
  • Marci Drees
  • Richard Platt
  • Deborah S Yokoe
چکیده

Timely identification of outbreaks of hospital-associated infections is needed to implement control measures and minimize impact. Survey results from 33 hospitals indicated that most hospitals lacked a formal cluster definition and all targeted a very limited group of prespecified pathogens. Standardized, statistically based outbreak detection could greatly improve current practice.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Infection control and hospital epidemiology

دوره 37 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016