Evaluation of an Algorithm for Electronic Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Infections Yielding Serial Weekly Point Prevalence Scores

Abstract

Surveillance of hospital-acquired infections can be approximated by repeated surveys that are performed in a standardized, cost-effective manner. We developed an integrated software system for serial electronic hospital-wide point prevalence surveys using algorithms that proved highly sensitive and specific over a 5-year period in a large university medical center.Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(7):888–890