title: Internet queries and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surveillance.
abstract: The Internet is a common source of medical information and has created novel surveillance opportunities. We assessed the potential for Internet-based surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and examined the extent to which it reflects trends in hospitalizations and news coverage. Google queries were a useful predictor of hospitalizations for methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: Vanja M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Dukic
authors.forename: Michael Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Diane S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lauderdale
mesh_terms: D016208:Databases, Factual; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D011159:Population Surveillance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014584:User-Computer Interface