Journal article
Trends in health care–associated infections in acute care hospitals in Canada: an analysis of repeated point-prevalence surveys
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Health care-associated infections are a common cause of patient morbidity and mortality. We sought to describe the trends in these infections in acute care hospitals, using data from 3 national point-prevalence surveys.
METHODS: The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP) conducted descriptive point-prevalence surveys to assess the burden of health care-associated infections on a single day in February of 2002, …
Authors
Mitchell R; Taylor G; Rudnick W; Alexandre S; Bush K; Forrester L; Frenette C; Granfield B; Gravel-Tropper D; Happe J
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 191, No. 36, pp. e981–e988
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
September 9, 2019
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.190361
ISSN
0820-3946