title: [Possible decrease in the prevalence of nosocomial infections after the accreditation process in the region of Northern Jutland, Denmark].
abstract: All hospitals in the region of Northern Jutland, Denmark, were accredited in 2011 according to standards defined by the Danish Healthcare Quality Programme. A retrospective review was performed analysing the prevalence of nosocomial infections before and during the accreditation process. The accreditation process was associated with a decreased prevalence of selected nosocomial infections compared with results from a period immediate prior to the process. However, the findings were not statistically significant when the results were adjusted for patient-time in the hospitals.
authors: Hjerte-lungekirurgisk Afdeling, Kardiovaskulært Forskningscenter, Aarhus Universitetshospital, Aalborg Sygehus, Hobrovej 18-22, 9100 Aalborg, Denmark.
authors: Gorm
authors: G
authors: Mørk Hansen
authors: Christian Stab
authors: CS
authors: Jensen
authors: Lea May
authors: LM
authors: Østergaard
authors: Claus
authors: C
authors: Dethlefsen
authors: Pernille
authors: P
authors: Luther
authors: Jan Jesper
authors: JJ
authors: Andreasen
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007902:Length of Stay; D015995:Prevalence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care