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Evaluation of an Algorithm for Electronic Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Infections Yielding Serial Weekly Point Prevalence Scores

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Roel H. R. A. Streefkerk ,
Gerard J. J. M. Borsboom ,
Conrad P. van der Hoeven ,
Margreet C. Vos ,
Roel P. Verkooijen  and
Henri A. Verbrugh
Roel H. R. A. Streefkerk*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Gerard J. J. M. Borsboom
Affiliation:
iMGZ, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Conrad P. van der Hoeven
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Margreet C. Vos
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Roel P. Verkooijen
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Henri A. Verbrugh
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
*
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, Netherlands (h.streefkerk@erasmusmc.nl).
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Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections can be approximated by repeated surveys that are performed in a standardized, cost-effective manner. We developed an integrated software system for serial electronic hospital-wide point prevalence surveys using algorithms that proved highly sensitive and specific over a 5-year period in a large university medical center.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(7):888–890

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Concise Communication
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 7 , July 2014 , pp. 888 - 890
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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