Characteristics of national and statewide health care-associated infection surveillance programs: A qualitative study

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• 作者：Philip L. Russo ; BN ; MClinEpid^a ; ^b ; ^{phil.russo@hdr.qut.edu.au} ; Sally M. Havers ; BN ; MPH^a ; Allen C. Cheng ; MBBS ; FRACP ; MPH ; PhD^c ; ^d ; Michael Richards ; MBBS ; FRACP ; MD^e ; Nicholas Graves ; PhD^a ; Lisa Hall ; BTech(BiomedSci) ; PhD^a
• 关键词：Nursing ; Health care&ndash ; associated infection ; Surveillance ; Qualitative approaches ; Policy
• 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：1 December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：44
• 期：12
• 页码：1505-1510
• 全文大小：214 K
• 卷排序：44

文摘

National and statewide health care–associated infection surveillance programs are complex systems that affect many key stakeholders. Although epidemiologic factors that influence surveillance programs have been identified, little has been described about the barriers and enablers of complex health care–associated infection surveillance programs. Semi-structured interviews with Australian national and international health care–associated infection (HAI) surveillance leaders have revealed key characteristics which must be considered when implementing an HAI surveillance program.