 |
The Journal of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology |
Biblioraphy Information
| ArticleTitle |
Clinical Laboratory Combats Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria; Converting Bacterial Test Results into Resources for High Precision Infection Control with Computer Systems |
| Language |
J |
| AuthorList |
Shuhei Fujimoto |
| Affiliation |
Department of Bacteriology and Bacterial Infection, Division of Host Defence Mechanism, Tokai University School of Medicine |
| Publication |
J.J.C.M.: 25 (1), 1-9, 2014 |
| Received |
November 10, 2014 |
| Accepted |
|
| Abstract |
The emergence and spread of multi-drug-resistant bacteria puts hospital patients at risk. The development of new antimicrobials against drug resistant strains is lagging far behind. Collecting scientific data relating to drug-resistant bacteria by surveillance, the rational use of antimicrobials to reduce antimicrobial selective force, and the prevention of intra-hospital bacterial dissemination by strict adherence to infection prevention measures are of increasing importance. We (my collaborators and I) took the situation seriously and have prepared and successfully implemented the Japan Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (JANIS) System, Standardized Hospital Infection Lookout (SHIPL) System, and the 2DCM-web System on JANIS Clinical Laboratory Division. This manuscript outlines strategies to realize the automatic conversion of clinical bacterial test results into inter- and intra-hospital surveillance data, to detect and visualize intra-hospital bacterial dissemination, and to evaluate appropriateness of antimicrobial usage. |
| Keywords |
JANIS, SHIPL, 2DCM-web |
|
