title: Hunting health care-associated infections from the clinical microbiology laboratory: passive, active, and virtual surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Clinical Microbiology Division, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA. lancer@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Lance R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Stephen E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Brossette
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D008829:Microbiology; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods