A 2-year point-prevalence surveillance of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Ferrara University Hospital, Italy.

Paola Antonioli Niccolò Bolognesi Giorgia Valpiani Chiara Morotti Daniele Bernardini Francesca Bravi Eugenio Di Ruscio Armando Stefanati Giovanni Gabutti

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)

The survey reports a high prevalence of HAI and AMU in FUH. Repeated PPSs are useful to control HAIs and AMU in large acute-care hospitals, highlighting the main problematic factors and allowing planning for improvement actions.

Keyphrases

acute care
healthcare
public health
risk factors
staphylococcus aureus
cross sectional
adverse drug
emergency department
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