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Epidemiological surveillance of Acinetobacter species
Journal of Hospital Infection, 1990Two hundred and sixty Acinetobacter isolates were recovered from 237 patients over a 2-year period; 156 isolates from 135 spinal cord injuries unit (SCIU) patients and 104 isolates from 102 patients in all the other hospital units. In SCIU patients, 133 isolates were recovered from the urine, 21 from wounds and aspirates, one from sputum and one from ...
K A, Wise, F A, Tosolini
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1996
Abstract Disasters disrupt normal or existing relationships between people and their environment, and social relationships among and within groups of people. These disruptions require action by public health officials to mitigate the resulting adverse health effects, to prevent as much damage as possible, and to restore delivery of ...
Scott F Wetterhall, Erick. Noji
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Abstract Disasters disrupt normal or existing relationships between people and their environment, and social relationships among and within groups of people. These disruptions require action by public health officials to mitigate the resulting adverse health effects, to prevent as much damage as possible, and to restore delivery of ...
Scott F Wetterhall, Erick. Noji
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Epidemiologic surveillance of mesothelioma in Umbria.
Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita, 2015Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is becoming a prominent health issue due to its low survival and for its increasing incidence in various countries. The objectives of this study were to evaluate epidemiological characteristics and trends of MM in the Umbrian Region for the period 2003-2013.All cases of MM reported to Umbrian Population Cancer Registry ...
Petrucci, M. S +4 more
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Surveillance Objectives: Descriptive Epidemiology
Infection Control, 1987This paper addresses the problems associated with defining and classifying events as nosocomial infections, discusses the methods by which rates of nosocomial infection are calculated and their rationales, and presents some specific rates useful in nosocomial epidemiology. Previously unpublished data demonstrate important differences between antibiotic
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Epidemiologic methods for selective surveillance
American Journal of Infection Control, 1987To allow time for problem-solving and staff education aimed at the prevention of future nosocomial infections, it is necessary for infection control practitioners to decrease the quantity of data-gathering activities and increase the quality of data analysis and action based on the data.
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"Epidemiological Surveillance in Pandemics"
2023”Effective epidemiological surveillance is essential for monitoring and controlling the spread of infectious diseases during pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of timely and accurate surveillance, and the need for real-time data sharing to inform public health decision-making.
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The Politics of Epidemiological Surveillance
Politics and the Life Sciences, 1992Mark Wheelis makes a thoroughly scientific case for deterring the covert use of biological weapons through a program of global epidemiological surveillance, thoughtfully laid out in terms of function, organization, and goals. In tactical terms, however, it seems a bit like the tail of biological weapons control wagging the dog of the “other benefits ...
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Rotavirus epidemiology and surveillance.
Novartis Foundation symposium, 2002There is extensive antigenic and genomic diversity among co-circulating human rotaviruses. They are differentiated into groups, subgroups and types. There are at least 7 groups (A-G) and 4 subgroups within group A. To distinguish types within group A, a dual classification system has been established with the glycoprotein VP7 defining G types, and the ...
Desselberger, U. +2 more
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Global Epidemiological Surveillance
1999Abstract In a world that increasingly resembles a global village, a new context of global health interdependence is emerging. Control of infectious diseases can be considered a global public good, but can the same be said for noncommunicable diseases? This chapter argues that today noncommunicable diseases have a global dimension.
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