Use of longitudinal surveillance data to assess the effectiveness of infection control in critical care.
A simple method for quantifying nosocomial infection and colonization with multidrug-resistant organisms is described. This method is applied to the intensive care unit of an academic medical center where longitudinal surveillance data have been used to assess the impact of infection control interventions and antibiotic use.
Department of Pharmacy and Infectious Diseases Unit, Fletcher Allen Health Care, and College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
John W
JW
Ahern
W Kemper
WK
Alston
D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003422:Critical Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D014707:Vermont / Q000453:epidemiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents