The accuracy of fully automated algorithms for surveillance of healthcare-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients
Introduction Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) annually affect millions of patients, are a major burden for the healthcare system, and are associated with prolonged hospital stay, increased morbidity, mortality, and costs [1e3]. […]
Validation of automated sepsis surveillance based on the Sepsis-3 clinical criteria against physician record review in a general hospital population
ABSTRACT Background Surveillance of sepsis incidence is important for directing resources and evaluating quality-of-care interventions. The aim was to develop and validate a fully-automated Sepsis-3 based surveillance system in non-intensive […]
Predicting Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs)
Challenges Hospital or Healthcare acquired infections (HAIs), such as central-line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a huge problem for patients and providers. An estimated 250,000 CLABSIs occur in the U.S. […]
Artificial Intelligence-based tools to control healthcare associated infections: where do we stand
Abstract Background Control of Healthcare associated infections (HAI) is a key public health concern in Europe. Current HAI surveillance systems are based on manual medical records review, vulnerable to misclassification […]
Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency-based approach
Overview: Welcome to the massive-open online course on Antimicrobial Stewardship: A competency based approach. Antibiotics are life-saving drugs and their discovery is among the most important advances of the 20th […]
