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Lack of Comprehensive Outbreak Detection in Hospitals

Year: 2016

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: 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.

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.325

Authors: Meghan A. Baker, Susan S. Huang, Alyssa R. Letourneau, Rebecca E. Kaganov, Jennifer R. Peeples, Marci Drees, Richard Platt, Deborah S. Yokoe

Institutions: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, University of California, Irvine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Christiana Care Health System, Christiana Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Infection Control in Healthcare

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of California, Irvine

Awards: EPICENTERS III: TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH TO PREVENT HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION, Epicenters III: Translational Research to Prevent Healthcare Associated Infection

OpenAlex ID: W2277261252

FWCI: 0.996

Cites: 12

Cited by: 20

Related to: 10