A ten-year review of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections from forty hospitals in Québec, Canada.
Iman FakihÉlise FortinMarc-André SmithAlex CarignanClaude TremblayJasmin VilleneuveDanielle MoisanCharles FrenetteCaroline Quach Thanhnull nullPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2018)
Despite ongoing surveillance, overall HABSI rates have not decreased. The effect of BACTOT participation should be more closely investigated, and targeted interventions along alternative surveillance modalities should be considered, prioritizing high-burden and potentially preventable BSI types.