University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jun;17(6):1068-70. doi: 10.3201/eid/1706.101451.
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.
互联网是医疗信息的常见来源,也为新型监测提供了机会。我们评估了基于互联网对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌进行监测的潜力,并研究了其对医院收治情况和新闻报道的反映程度。谷歌查询对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌感染的住院情况是一个有用的预测指标。