Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Belgian nursing homes : results of three point prevalence surveys between 2010 and 2016
Background Belgium monitors the burden of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in nursing homes (NHs) by participating in the European point prevalence surveys (PPSs) organised in long-term care facilities (HALT surveys). We present the main findings of the three national PPSs conducted in NHs participating in at least one of these surveys, and in a cohort that participated in all three consecutive surveys. Methods All NHs were invited to voluntarily participate and conduct the survey on one single day in May-September 2010 (HALT-1), in April-May 2013 (HALT-2) or in Se... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Schlagwörter: | Medicine and Health Sciences / Long-term care / Nursing homes / Infection / Anti-bacterial agents / Infection control / Cross-sectional studies / SURVEILLANCE / DEFINITIONS |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27304671 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8741683 |