Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections.
Shelley S. Magill,Jonathan R. Edwards,Wendy Bamberg,Zintars G. Beldavs,Ghinwa Dumyati,Marion A. Kainer,Ruth Lynfield,Meghan Maloney,Joelle Nadle,Susan M. Ray,Deborah L. Thompson,Lucy E. Wilson,Scott K. Fridkin +12 more
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Results of this multistate prevalence survey of health care-associated infections indicate that public health surveillance and prevention activities should continue to address C. difficile infections.Abstract:
Background Currently, no single U.S. surveillance system can provide estimates of the burden of all types of health care–associated infections across acute care patient populations. We conducted a prevalence survey in 10 geographically diverse states to determine the prevalence of health care–associated infections in acute care hospitals and generate updated estimates of the national burden of such infections. Methods We defined health care–associated infections with the use of National Healthcare Safety Network criteria. One-day surveys of randomly selected inpatients were performed in participating hospitals. Hospital personnel collected demographic and limited clinical data. Trained data collectors reviewed medical records retrospectively to identify health care–associated infections active at the time of the survey. Survey data and 2010 Nationwide Inpatient Sample data, stratified according to patient age and length of hospital stay, were used to estimate the total numbers of health care–associated in...read more
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