A novel experience in the use of control charts for the detection of nosocomial infection outbreaks
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to compare different control charts to monitor the nosocomial infection rate per 1,000 patient-days. METHODS: The control charts considered in this study were the traditional Shewhart chart and a variation of this, the Cumulative Sum and Exponentially Weighted Moving Avera...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade de Medicina / USP
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Clinics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011001000004 |