| DESCRIPTION |
The Infection Control report is used by the Laboratory and
report can include all information or be restricted to a single location,
patient, etc. All reports can be restricted to a single organism. A
survey by organism is sorted by the collection sample or site/specimen.
All reports can be restricted to include only those patients with a
length of stay in the hospital exceeding a specified # of days. This
can be helpful in tracking hospital-acquired infections. The reports
can also be restricted to include only those that have specific anti-
biotic patterns.
Infection Control unit to look for increases in the number of
a particular organism or the emergence and spread of a resistant
organism. The report contains patient information, specimen or collection
sample, and all isolates regardless of whether or not they have a
sensitivity. For a particular accession area and within a specified time
range, 4 separate reports can be obtained. Information can be grouped by:
1) location, 2) organism, 3) physician, and 4) patient. A hospital can
pre-select the reports, or reports may be selected individually. Each
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