Automated Surveillance of Fruit Flies [PDF]
Insects of the Diptera order of the Tephritidae family cause costly, annual crop losses worldwide. Monitoring traps are important components of integrated pest management programs used against fruit flies.
Ilyas Potamitis +2 more
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Validation of automated surveillance of healthcare-associated infections using electronic screening algorithms [PDF]
Background: Surveillance of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) is the basis of infection prevention programs. However, manual review of medical records is a labor-intensive and time-consuming process.
Hyunju Lee +7 more
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External validation of semi-automated surveillance algorithms for deep surgical site infections after colorectal surgery in an independent country [PDF]
Background Automated surveillance methods that re-use electronic health record data are considered an attractive alternative to traditional manual surveillance.
Suzanne D. van der Werff +4 more
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Predictive performance of automated surveillance algorithms for intravascular catheter bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Background Intravascular catheter infections are associated with adverse clinical outcomes. However, a significant proportion of these infections are preventable. Evaluations of the performance of automated surveillance systems for adequate monitoring of
Jean-Marie Januel +12 more
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National automated surveillance of hospital onset bacteraemia and fungaemia using data from the national antimicrobial resistance surveillance system: a retrospective exploratory evaluation, the Netherlands, 2018 to 2023 [PDF]
BACKGROUND Hospital-onset bacteraemia and fungaemia (HOB) is a new target for automated surveillance of healthcare-associated infections. AIM We aimed to evaluate (i) whether data from a national laboratory-based antimicrobial resistance (AMR ...
on behalf of the ISIS-AR study group
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Hospital-onset bacteraemia and fungaemia as a novel automated surveillance indicator: results from four European university hospitals, 2018 to 2022 [PDF]
BACKGROUND Conventional manual surveillance of healthcare-associated infections is labour-intensive and therefore often restricted to areas with high-risk patients.
the PRAISE-HOB working group
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Clostridioides difficile surveillance: 9-year comparison between automated surveillance and conventional surveillance in acute care hospitals [PDF]
Objective: To develop and validate an automated surveillance system for healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile infections (HA-CDI). Design: Multicenter cohort study. Setting: 16 acute care hospitals.
Jean Stanciu +5 more
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Automated surveillance of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP): a systematic literature review [PDF]
Background Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and its specific subset, non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP) are significant contributors to patient morbidity and mortality.
Aline Wolfensberger +2 more
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Automated surveillance for surgical site infections (SSI) in hospitals and surveillance networks–expert perspectives for implementation [PDF]
Background This work aims at providing practical recommendations for implementing automated surveillance (AS) of surgical site infections (SSI) in hospitals and surveillance networks. It also provides an overview of the steps, choices, and obstacles that
Luisa A. Denkel +11 more
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The augmented value of using clinical notes in semi-automated surveillance of deep surgical site infections after colorectal surgery [PDF]
Background In patients who underwent colorectal surgery, an existing semi-automated surveillance algorithm based on structured data achieves high sensitivity in detecting deep surgical site infections (SSI), however, generates a significant number of ...
Janneke D.M. Verberk +7 more
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