TY - JOUR AU - Dukic, Vanja M. AU - David, Michael AU - Lauderdale, Diane S. T1 - Internet Queries and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surveillance T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 6 SP - 1068 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus KW - MRSA KW - bacteria KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - Internet protocol KW - surveillance KW - Google Trends KW - Internet KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1706.101451 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/10-1451_article ER - End of Reference