RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A data processing system for hospital bacteriology
JF Journal of Clinical Pathology
JO J Clin Pathol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists
SP 77
OP 80
DO 10.1136/jcp.23.1.77
VO 23
IS 1
A1 M. K. Alexander
A1 J. Connigale
A1 T. Johnson
A1 I. R. Poulter
A1 J. Wakefield
YR 1970
UL http://jcp.bmj.com/content/23/1/77.abstract
AB A system for the automatic capture and retrieval of information contained in routine bacteriology reports is described. The system depends on the preparation of reports on an electric typewriter producing punched paper tape as a byproduct. Periodically the information contained on the tape is analysed by computer. The potential value of the system for the analysis of the results of antibiotic sensitivity testing and for the study of the epidemiology of hospital infections is briefly discussed.