title: Surveillance and management of infection in a haematology unit: use of an in-house clinical database.
abstract: An effective infection control surveillance programme is essential for the management of patients in a haematology unit. The programme can contribute to the production of antibiotic policies, the monitoring of current clinical practice and has potential in the cost analysis of infection. The use of a computerized database facilitates the management of such a programme. We describe an infection control database using dBASE IV software which runs on a personal computer. The system can accept data sets from other relevant databases and allows the generation of infection control data appropriate to the unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Barr
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Bamford
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006405:Hematology; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011159:Population Surveillance; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents