Sensitivity and specificity of the method used for ascertainment of healthcare-associated infections in the second Slovenian national prevalence survey

Autor: Serdt Mojca, Lejko Zupanc Tatjana, Korošec Aleš, Klavs Irena
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Slovenian Journal of Public Health, Vol 55, Iss 4, Pp 248-255 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1854-2476
DOI: 10.1515/sjph-2016-0034
Popis: The second Slovenian national healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) prevalence survey (SNHPS) was conducted in acute-care hospitals in 2011. The objective was to assess the sensitivity and specificity of the method used for the ascertainment of six types of HAIs (bloodstream infections, catheter-associated infections, lower respiratory tract infections, pneumoniae, surgical site infections, and urinary tract infections) in the University Medical Centre Ljubljana (UMCL).
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