Journal article
Accuracy of Healthcare Worker Recall and Medical Record Review for Identifying Infectious Exposures to Hospitalized Patients
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the validity of using healthcare worker (HCW) recall of patient interactions and medical record review for contact tracing in a critical care setting.
DESIGN: Trained observers recorded the interactions of nurses, respiratory therapists, and service assistants with study patients in a medical-surgical intensive care unit. These observers' records were used as the reference standard to test the criterion validity of using …
Authors
Aquino M; Raboud JM; McGeer A; Green K; Chow R; Dimoulas P; Loeb M; Scales D
Journal
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 27, No. 7, pp. 722–728
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
July 2006
DOI
10.1086/504355
ISSN
0899-823X