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Basics of Surveillance—An Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Jean M. Pottinger  and
Trish M. Perl
Jean M. Pottinger
Affiliation:
Veterans' Administration Lakeside Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
Trish M. Perl
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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Abstract

Surveillance of nosocomial infections is the foundation of an infection control program. This article describes components of a surveillance system, methods for surveillance, methods for case-finding, and data sources. We encourage the epidemiology team to use this background information as they design surveillance systems that meet the goals of their individual institution's infection control program.

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Practical Healthcare Epidemiology
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 18 , Issue 7 , July 1997 , pp. 513 - 527
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1997 

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