Computer Algorithms To Detect Bloodstream Infections
We compared manual and computer-assisted bloodstream infection surveillance for adult inpatients at two hospitals. We identified hospital-acquired, primary, central-venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections by using five methods: retrospective, manual record review by investigators; pr...
Main Authors: | William E. Trick, Brandon M. Zagorski, Jerome I. Tokars, Michael O. Vernon, Sharon F. Welbel, Mary F. Wisniewski, Chesley Richards, Robert A. Weinstein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2004-09-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/9/03-0978_article |
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