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Abbreviated Surveillance of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections: A New Approach

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Esther E. Costel ,
Sue Mitchell  and
Allen B. Kaiser
Esther E. Costel
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Departments of Medicine, Saint Thomas Hospital and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Sue Mitchell
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Departments of Medicine, Saint Thomas Hospital and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
Allen B. Kaiser*
Affiliation:
Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Departments of Medicine, Saint Thomas Hospital and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
*
Saint Thomas Hospital, P.O. Box 380, Nashville, TN 37202
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Abstract

An abbreviated method for the surveillance of nosocomial urinary tract infection is described. Combining desirable features of both active and passive surveillance, this new method involves concurrent review of microbiology reports. Compared to traditional active surveillance methods which require review of individual patient charts, the abbreviated method requires only one-fifth the time commitment while maintaining a 98% sensitivity. Although some degree of overestimation is inherent in this method, the primary goals of surveillance—monitoring infection rates and identifying clusters of infection—should be preserved.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , January 1985 , pp. 11 - 13
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1985 

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