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Electronic Detection of MRSA Infections in a National VA Population Augments Current Manual Process
BACKGROUND: Automated measurement of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) can improve the efficiency and reliability of surveillance. Within the VA, inpatient MRSA HAIs are manually reviewed and reported to the Inpatient Evaluation Center (IPEC). These MRSA HAI metrics are used as part of facility ra...
Autores principales: | Strymish, Judith, Jones, Makoto, Evans, Martin, Branch-Elliman, Westyn, Robillard, Ernest, Chan, Jeffrey, Rosen, Amy, Gupta, Kalpana |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5630941/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.1706 |
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