title: The importance of surveillance for hospital-acquired infections.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health, Glasgow.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D006113:United Kingdom