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To assess the prevalence and distribution of health care-associated infections across hospitals to inform public health surveillance and targeted prevention initiatives.

March 26, 2014New England Journal of MedicineOpen Access

Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections

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SMShelley S. MagillCenters for Disease Control and Prevention JEJonathan R. EdwardsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention WBWendy BambergWestern Health

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Point-prevalence survey reveals high burden of C. difficile infections in hospitalized patients, suggesting a need to expand surveillance beyond device- and procedure-associated infections.

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To assess the prevalence and distribution of health care-associated infections across hospitals to inform public health surveillance and targeted prevention initiatives.
Conducted a multistate point-prevalence survey across healthcare facilities evaluating active health care-associated infections.
Identified C. difficile infections as a primary ongoing challenge requiring sustained public health surveillance and targeted prevention measures.
Observed reductions in device-associated and procedure-associated infections, highlighting an opportunity to expand surveillance protocols to other infection types.

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Magill et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8b6f48c03fbaff8befe3f https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1306801

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Point-prevalence survey reveals high burden of C. difficile infections in hospitalized patients, suggesting a need to expand surveillance beyond device- and procedure-associated infections.

Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections

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Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections

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