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Clinical Infectious Diseases
New clinical infectious diseases research from University of California discussed
May 5th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "National recommendations for health care-associated infection and transmission metrics have arisen to address the diversity of health care measures in use today. Many of these recommendations include valuable proxy measures, which are simplifications of formal epidemiologic definitions." "These proxies provide feasible real-time metrics for ongoing infection control programs. However, the maximum value of these measures is derived from understanding their benefits and limitations when applied to specific populations. Proxy measures should not be dismissed solely because they are imprecise; rather, the source and...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-05)
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