Computer-assisted, high-frequency, hospital-wide point prevalence surveys of hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary care hospital, the Netherlands, 2013 to 2014

Background: Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections (HAI) often relies on point prevalence surveys (PPS) to detect major deviations in the occurrence of HAI, supplemented with incidence measurements when more detailed information is needed. In a 1,320-bed university medical centre in the Netherlands, we evaluated an electronically assisted surveillance system based on frequently performed computer-assisted PPS (CAPPS). Aim: The primary goals were to evaluate the performance of this method to detect trends and to determine how adjustments in the frequency with which the CAPPS are performed... Mehr ...