Alert Definitions (Infection Only)

Definitions are expressions written in plain English using certain rules and structure. For example, the definition can be built with the following sections where:

• () refers to an optional element and may be omitted.
• [| ] refers to a set of elements, one of which must be selected, unless the set itself is surrounded by ().
• {} refers to a selected pick list item. These must be surrounded by ' (single quotes).
• (or '...) refers to optional, additional pick list items.

Expression Sections

• people-section
  ((any) ((person who is) (not) (a|an))) [patient(s)|inpatient(s)|current inpatient(s)]
• person-section (optional)
  (,) (and) (who) (has|does not have) (a) drug bug mismatch
  (,) (and) (who) (is) (not) in isolation
• admission-section (optional)
  (,) (and) (not) [admitted|admission]
• drug-section (optional)
  (,) (and) (is|being) (not) on drug '{Drug}' (or '...)
• isolate-section (optional)
  (,) (and) (not) (having|with) isolate(s) ['{Organism}' (or '...)|lab test type '{TestType}' (or '...)|of interest]
• location-section (optional)
  (,) (and) (is) (not) (being) in [(any) location|facility '{Facility}' (or '...)|unit '{PointOfCare}' (or '...)|building '{Building}' (or '...)|floor '{Floor}' (or '...)|room '{Room}' (or '...)|bed '{Bed}' (or '...)|icu|neo natal icu]
• sensitivity-section (optional)
  (,) (and) (not) [resistant|sensitive|susceptible] to '{Antimicrobial}'
• surgery-section (optional)
  (,) (and) (having|with) surgery (in specialty) ('{Surgery}' (or '...))
• timespan-section (optional)
  [more|less] than `int` [minute(s)|hour(s)|day(s)|month(s)|year(s)] [before|after] [admissionsection| drug-section|isolate-section|location-section|sensitivity-section|surgery-section]
  in (the) [last|next] `int` [minute(s)|hour(s)|day(s)|month(s)|year(s)]