Information systems are concerned with data capture, storage, analysis and retrieval. In the
context of food safety management they are vital to assist decision making in a short time …

The clinical microbiology laboratory has responsibilities ranging from characterizing the
causative agent in a patient's infection to helping detect global disease outbreaks. All of …

Zusammenfassung Im Ruhezustand eines Atoms sind seine Elektronen auf den jeweiligen
Energieniveaus im energetischen Gleichgewicht. Durch äußere Energiezufuhr, zB …

This report describes the design and implementation of the Real-time Outbreak and Disease
Surveillance (RODS) system, a computer-based public health surveillance system for early …

The relative case fatality rates (CFRs) between groups and countries are key measures of
relative risk that guide policy decisions regarding scarce medical resource allocation during …

Objectives. We examined whether automated electronic laboratory reporting of notifiable-
diseases results in information being delivered to public health departments more …

We compared manual and computer-assisted bloodstream infection surveillance for adult
inpatients at two hospitals. We identified hospital-acquired, primary, central-venous catheter …

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the level of influenza in a population
correlates with the number of times that internet users access information about influenza on …

Electronic systems for communicable diseases surveillance enhance quality by simplifying
reporting, improving completeness, and increasing timeliness. In this article we outline the …

Background The early detection of infectious disease outbreaks can reduce the ultimate size
of the outbreak, with lower overall morbidity and mortality due to the disease. Numerous …