Survey reveals widespread absence of formal cluster definitions and narrow pathogen tracking across hospitals, highlighting the need for standardized statistical surveillance.
Timely identification of outbreaks of hospital-associated infections is needed to implement control measures and minimize impact. Survey results from 33 hospitals indicated that most hospitals lacked a formal cluster definition and all targeted a very limited group of prespecified pathogens. Standardized, statistically based outbreak detection could greatly improve current practice.
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