Surveillance of healthcare-associated infection in hospitalised South African children: Which method performs best?

Background. In 2012, the South African (SA) National Department of Health mandated surveillance of healthcare-associated infection (HAI), but made no recommendations of appropriate surveillance methods. Methods. Prospective clinical HAI surveillance (the reference method) was conducted at Tygerberg...

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Main Authors: A Dramowski, M F Cotton, A Whitelaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Medical Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11764/7912