Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections

S. Magill, Shelley; R. Edwards, Jonathan; Bamberg, Wendy; G. Beldavs, Zintars; Dumyati, Ghinwa; Kainer, Marion; Lynfield, Ruth; Maloney, Meghan; McAllister-Hollod, Laura; Nadle, Joelle; M. Ray, Susan; Thompson, Deborah; Wilson, Lucy; K. Fridkin, Scott

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1306801

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Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 26, 2014

Authors:

Shelley S. Magill

Jonathan R. Edwards

Wendy Bamberg

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-assoc...

Subject

Medicine

Health care

Pneumonia

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