Open AccessSentinel surveillance as an alternative approach for monitoring antibiotic-resistant invasive pneumococcal disease in Washington State
Author(s) -
Daniel B. Jernigan,
L Kargacin,
Anthony M. Poole,
J Kobayashi
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.1.142
Subject(s) - medicine , penicillin , streptococcus pneumoniae , antibiotics , antibiotic resistance , pneumococcal infections , environmental health , population , mandate , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , political science , law
As an alternative to statewide, mandated surveillance for antibiotic-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, a sentinel surveillance network of 27 hospitals was developed in Washington State.
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