title: Monitoring outbreaks of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: use of a commercial database and personal computer.
abstract: A commercial database and personal computer were used to record relevant information on outbreaks of hospital infection associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The data were easily stored, amended and retrieved, and there was sufficient flexibility and capacity within the data fields to allow day-to-day monitoring of the outbreak.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Department, Porstmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, England, UK.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Cowan
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects