Showing posts with label infectious disease. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infectious disease. Show all posts

Sunday, 30 August 2015

Global Health Security Agenda pilot assessment of the United Kingdom

"International expert team’s assessment of UK’s health protection services against the standards and targets set out under the Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA)."

Global Health Security Agenda: pilot assessment of the UK
Department of Health
August 2015

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Accuracy of administrative data for infection surveillance

"If hospitals and policymakers choose to rely on administrative data for HAI surveillance, continued improvements to existing algorithms and their robust validation are imperative."

Accuracy of administrative data for surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: a systematic review
MSM van Mourik, PJ van Duijn, KGM Moons, MJM Bonten, GM Lee
BMJ Open, 2015, 5:e008424

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