Journal article
Assessing the magnitude and trends in hospital acquired infections in Canadian hospitals through sequential point prevalence surveys
Abstract
BackgroundHealthcare acquired infections (HAI) are an important public health problem in developed countries, but comprehensive data on trends over time are lacking. Prevalence surveys have been used as a surrogate for incidence studies and can be readily repeated.MethodsThe Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program conducted prevalence surveys in 2002 and 2009 in a large network of major Canadian acute care hospitals. NHSN definitions …
Authors
Taylor G; Gravel D; Matlow A; Embree J; LeSaux N; Johnston L; Suh KN; John M; Embil J; Henderson E
Journal
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, Vol. 5, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2016
DOI
10.1186/s13756-016-0118-3
ISSN
2047-2994