[Orion (Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies of Nosocomial Infection) used for evaluating interventions and investigations of nosocomial infection outbreaks].
BACKGROUND
British colleagues have developed the Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies of Nosocomial Infection (Orion) guidelines with the aim to promote transparency of publications in the field of health-care associated infections and particularly for reports of outbreak investigation or intervention studies. The aim of this study was to translate the Orion criteria and to promote their use in France.


RESULTS
The Orion guidelines include a checklist of 22 commented items related to the title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections of a scientific article. Specific points for each item are developed to enhance its relevance.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of Orion guidelines by authors and editors should be encouraged and should improve the quality of standards in research, intervention studies, and publications on nosocomial infections and health-care associated infections.
Pires-Cronenberger
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S
Unité d'hygiène, épidémiologie et prévention, hospices civils de Lyon, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France.
Nicolle
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MC
Voirin
N
N
Giard
M
M
Luxemburger
C
C
Vanhems
P
P
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005602:France; D006801:Humans