title: The ICU-HELICS programme: towards European surveillance of hospital-acquired infections in intensive care units.
abstract: The creation of a database intended for the comparative analysis of the rates of hospital-acquired infections in the 15 countries of the European Union is among the objectives of the HELICS network (Hospitals in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance).
authors.affiliation: HELICS-ICU secretariat, Scientific Institute of public health, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Suetens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Labeeuw
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morales
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011159:Population Surveillance