The prevalence of healthcare associated infections among adult inpatients at nineteen large Australian acute-care public hospitals: a point prevalence survey

The prevalence of healthcare associated infections among adult inpatients at nineteen large Australian acute-care public hospitals: a point prevalence survey

Abstract Background Australia does not have a national healthcare associated infection (HAI) surveillance program. Only one HAI point prevalence study has been undertaken in 1984. The objective of this study was to estimate the burden of healthcare associated infection (HAI) in acute adult inpatient...

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Main Authors: Philip L. Russo, Andrew J. Stewardson, Allen C. Cheng, Tracey Bucknall, Brett G. Mitchell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Healthcare associated infection
Infection prevention
Surveillance
Point prevalence study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0570-y

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