AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 182-188 , April 2010

Dissemination of health information through social networks: Twitter and antibiotics

  • Daniel Scanfeld, MS, MA

      Affiliations

    • Integrated Program in Cellular, Molecular, Structural and Genetic Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Daniel Scanfeld, Fidock Lab, Columbia University Medical Center, Hammer HSC, Room 1502, 701 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032.
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  • Vanessa Scanfeld, MPP

      Affiliations

    • MixedInk, New York, NY
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  • Elaine L. Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY

  • Image Result

    Word Cloud. This word cloud depicts the 150 most frequently utilized words within the 1000 status updates analyzed for this study. Each word's frequency is correlated with font size.

    Word Cloud. This word cloud depicts the 150 most frequently utilized words within the 1000 status updates analyzed for this study. Each word's frequency is correlated with font size.

 Supported by Columbia University, The Center for Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance, grant No. T90 NR010824: Training in Interdisciplinary Research to Reduce Antimicrobial Resistance (TIRAR).

 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(10)00034-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.11.004

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 3 , Pages 182-188 , April 2010