
TY  - JOUR
A1  - McLaws, Mary-Louise 
A1  - Gold, Julian 
A1  - Murphy, Cathryn 
T1  - An Introductionto Epidemiology and Infection Control Practice, Part III: Brief Overview Of Serveillance For Nosocomial Infection
JF  - Healthcare Infection
JO  - Healthcare Infection
Y1  - 1995
VL  - 1
IS  - 3
SP  - 23
EP  - 25
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/HI95323 
N2  - A brief oveview of the basic concepts of epidemiology methodology were covered in parts 1 &amp; 2 of this series. These included validity, reliability, causation and study design. Surveillance is an integral component of an effective Infection Control programme. This paper will discuss some of the recent efforts internationally, and in Australia to undertake surveillance for two distinct and important types of nosocomial infection: surgical site infection (SSI) and intravascular device related bacteraemia. 
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