Geographical information system and spatial-temporal statistics for monitoring infectious agents in hospital: a model using Klebsiella pneumoniae complex.

Priscila Pinho da SilvaFabiola A da SilvaCaio Augusto Santos RodriguesLeonardo Passos SouzaElisangela Martins de LimaMaria Helena B PereiraClaudio Neder CandellaMarcio Zenaide de Oliveira AlvesNewton D LourençoWagner S TassinariChristovam BarcellosMarisa Zenaide Ribeiro Gomesnull null

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2021)

In-hospital GIS with space-time statistical analysis can be applied in hospitals. This spatial methodology has the potential to expand and facilitate early detection of hospital outbreaks and may become a new tool in combating AMR or hospital-acquired infection.

Keyphrases

healthcare
klebsiella pneumoniae
acute care
escherichia coli
adverse drug
emergency department
risk assessment
health information
human health