How should we interpret hospital infection statistics?

Cheng, Allen C; Woolnough, Emily; Worth, Leon J; Pilcher, David V

Cheng, Allen C; Woolnough, Emily; Worth, Leon J; Pilcher, David V.

Affiliation

Cheng AC; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. allen.cheng@monash.edu.
Woolnough E; Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Worth LJ; Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Pilcher DV; Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Med J Aust ; 199(11): 735-6, 2013 Dec 16.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24329623

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Bacteremia/epidemiology; Benchmarking/methods; Cross Infection/epidemiology; Hospitals/standards; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care/methods; Quality Indicators, Health Care/statistics & numerical data; Staphylococcal Infections/epidemiology; Australia/epidemiology; Bacteremia/prevention & control; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data; Hand Hygiene/statistics & numerical data; Hospitals/statistics & numerical data; Humans; Internet; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Staphylococcal Infections / Cross Infection / Bacteremia / Benchmarking / Quality Indicators, Health Care / Hospitals Type of study: Guideline / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: En Journal: Med J Aust Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Australia

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