Syndromic Surveillance for Early Detection of Nosocomial Outbreaks
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Kiyoshi Kikuchi, Yasushi Ohkusa,Ph.D., Tamie Sugawara, Mika Shigematsu,M.D.,Ph.D.,Kiyosu Taniguchi,M.D.,Ph.D., Nobuhiko Okabe,M.D.,Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics, Shimane Prefectual Central Hospital, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Objective So as to be able to detect nosocomial outbreaks at an early stage, we examine the construction of a syndromic surveillance system for inpatients who have fever, respiratory symptoms, diarrhea, vomiting or rash and evaluate its statistical properties.
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