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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 Previously unpublished data demonstrate important differences between antibiotic
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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 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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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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"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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[Epidemiology--surveillance information].
No to hattatsu = Brain and development, 2000Recent data of the National Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Diseases (NESID) showed that neurological complications associated with influenza virus infection, such as acute encephalitis/encephalopathy (excluding Reye's syndrome) have increased in number especially among young children.
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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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Overview: Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Population Biology
2003A combination of data obtained by classical epidemiological techniques with insights gained from the analysis of the population biology of Neisseria meningitidis have proved to be critical in understanding the spread of menin-gococcal disease. This is a consequence of the natural history and evolution of this bacterium, which, despite its fearsome ...
M C, Maiden, N T, Begg
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Diagnosis
Seminars in Liver Disease, 2010Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing in incidence in many countries, and is the most common cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. With regular surveillance, small early HCC lesions can be identified. An algorithm has been developed that allows for diagnosis of these lesions.
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Public data in epidemiological surveillance systems
Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría (English ed.), 2023Edwin, Herazo +2 more
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