Point prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic use in three large Swiss acute-care hospitals

Point prevalence of healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic use in three large Swiss acute-care hospitals

BACKGROUND The overall burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remains high, even in high-income countries. However, the current burden of HAI in Switzerland is unknown. Prevalence surveys have a long tradition in the field of infection prevention and control for measuring both...

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Main Authors: Aliki Metsini, Miriam Vazquez, Rami Sommerstein, Jonas Marschall, Cathy Voide, Nicolas Troillet, Céline Gardiol, Didier Pittet, Walter Zingg, the Swissnoso network
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2018-04-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
point prevalence survey
Switzerland
multicentre
healthcare-associated infection
antibiotic use
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2471

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