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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedMcHaney-Lindstrom M, Hebert C, Miller H
Network analysis of intra-hospital transfers and hospital onset Clostridium difficile infection.
This paper explores how social network analysis (SNA) software can be used to analyze intra-hospital networks of individuals with a healthcare associated infection (HAI) for further analysis in a GIS environment. The SNA analysis compared cases to controls which highlighted significant differences in the overall structure of the networks.
AHRQ-funded; HS024379.
Citation: McHaney-Lindstrom M, Hebert C, Miller H .
Network analysis of intra-hospital transfers and hospital onset Clostridium difficile infection.
Health Info Libr J 2020 Mar;37(1):26-34. doi: 10.1111/hir.12274..
Keywords: Clostridium difficile Infections, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Infectious Diseases, Hospitals, Public Health