Lack of Comprehensive Outbreak Detection in Hospitals

作者：Baker Meghan A^*; Huang Susan S; Letourneau Alyssa R; Kaganov Rebecca E; Peeples Jennifer R; Drees Marci; Platt Richard; Yokoe Deborah S

来源：Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 2016, 37(4): 466-468.

DOI：10.1017/ice.2015.325

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.

• 出版日期2016-4