title: Evaluation of Manual and Automated Bloodstream Infection Surveillance in Outpatient Dialysis Centers.
abstract: Outpatient hemodialysis bloodstream infection rates, now used for performance measurement and were significantly higher for manual compared with automated surveillance (P<.001), largely owing to the absence of blood culture data in the dialysis electronic health record. Improvement in data sharing between hospitals and outpatient dialysis centers is necessary.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Nicola D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wise
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Belflower
authors.affiliation: 2Tennessee Department of Health,Emerging Infections Program,Nashville,Tennessee.
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanago
authors.affiliation: 2Tennessee Department of Health,Emerging Infections Program,Nashville,Tennessee.
authors.forename: Marion A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kainer
authors.affiliation: 3Dialysis Clinic, Inc,Nashville,Tennessee.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lovell
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Atlanta,Georgia.
authors.forename: Priti R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010045:Outpatients; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014481:United States