Conversion of Prevalence Survey Data on Nosocomial Infections to Incidence Estimates: A Simplified Tool for Surveillance?

We calculated the incidence of nosocomial infection in 2 intensive care units (ICUs) on the basis of prevalence data recorded from 1997 through 2002 and compared these estimates to cumulative incidences measured in the 2 ICUs during the same period to investigate the feasibility and the reliability...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2007-05, Vol.28 (5), p.633-636
Main Authors: Berthelot, Philippe, Garnier, Maud, Fascia, Pascal, Guyomarch, Stéphane, Jospé, Richard, Lucht, Frédéric, Zéni, Fabrice, Auboyer, Christian, Pozzetto, Bruno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Concise Communication
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Data conversion
France - epidemiology
General aspects
Health Care Surveys
Hospital admissions
Hospital beds
Hospital units
Hospitalization
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intensive care units
Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Models, Statistical
Nursing
Prevalence
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Sentinel Surveillance
Surveillance
University hospitals
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Summary:We calculated the incidence of nosocomial infection in 2 intensive care units (ICUs) on the basis of prevalence data recorded from 1997 through 2002 and compared these estimates to cumulative incidences measured in the 2 ICUs during the same period to investigate the feasibility and the reliability of converting prevalence data to incidence estimates. Decreases in the calculated and measured incidences over time in the ICUs were found to be statistically significantly related.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/513536