title: Is there infection control without surveillance?
abstract: A brief historical review of hospital surveillance data is presented. It is suggested that routine surveillance of nosocomial infections is important to identify problems for correction, to order priorities, and to influence rates favorably.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Epidemiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wenzel
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States