942How Do Hospitals Detect Outbreaks?

942How Do Hospitals Detect Outbreaks?

Meghan Baker, MD, ScD; Susan S. Huang, MD, MPH, FIDSA; Alyssa R. Letourneau, MD, MPH; Rebecca E. Kaganov, BA; Jennifer R. Peeples, MPH; Marci Drees, MD, MS, FACP; Deborah S. Yokoe, MD, MPH, FIDSA, FSHEA; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program; Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute Boston, MA; Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; University of California Irvine School ...

A Business Model to Detect Disease Outbreaks

Introduction: Every year several disease outbreaks, such as influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and other contagious illnesses, impose various costs to public and non-government agencies. Most of these expenses are due to not being ready to handle such disease outbreaks. An appropriate preparation will reduce the expenses. A system that is able to recognize these outbreaks can earn ...

Outbreaks of zygomycosis in hospitals.

Zygomycosis refers to a group of uncommon and frequently fatal mycoses caused by fungi of the class Zygomycetes, the organisms of which are usually found in decaying organic matter. Disease can be transmitted by the inhalation of spores or by direct inoculation on disrupted skin or mucosa. For rare diseases such as zygomycosis, two or more cases occurring in a short time should be investigated ...

Investigation of outbreaks of salmonella in hospitals.

In a two year prospective survey of outbreaks of salmonella infection in hospitals in England and Wales 55 outbreaks were identified. Reports of investigation of these outbreaks were reviewed for evidence of food borne infection and cross infection. Food borne infection probably accounted for only six outbreaks, but these made up 40% of the 15 outbreaks in which there were more than five patien...

Hospitals battling outbreaks of C. difficile.