A novel experience in the use of control charts for the detection of nosocomial infection outbreaks

A novel experience in the use of control charts for the detection of nosocomial infection outbreaks

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to compare different control charts to monitor the nosocomial infection rate per 1,000 patient-days. METHODS: The control charts considered in this study were the traditional Shewhart chart and a variation of this, the Cumulative Sum and Exponentially Weighted Moving Avera...

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Main Authors:	Isabel Cristina Gomes, Sueli Aparecida Mingoti, Cláudia Di Lorenzo Oliveira
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2011-01-01
Series:	Clinics
Subjects:	Quality Control Cross Infection Intensive Care Units Normal Distribution Poisson Distribution
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322011001000004

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