Completeness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection Reporting From Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2013. (11th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nguyen, Duc B.; See, Isaac; Gualandi, Nicole; Shugart, Alicia; Lines, Christi; Bamberg, Wendy; Dumyati, Ghinwa; Harrison, Lee H.; Lesher, Lindsey; Nadle, Joelle; Petit, Susan; Ray, Susan M.; Schaffner, William; Townes, John; Njord, Levi; Sievert, Dawn; Thompson, Nicola D.; Patel, Priti R.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 37:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 205
• Page End: 207
• Publication Date: 2015-11-11
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.265
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : Reports of bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among chronic hemodialysis patients to 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance systems (National Healthcare Safety Network Dialysis Event and Emerging Infections Program) were compared to evaluate completeness of reporting. Many methicillin-resistant S. aureus bloodstream infections identified in hospitals were not reported to National Healthcare Safety Network Dialysis Event. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2016;37(2):205–207