Hospital-Wide Healthcare-associated Bloodstream Infections
Surveillance results: 2016-2017
From April 1st, 2016, to March 31st, 2017, 89 healthcare facilities took part in the hospital-wide surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSIs), for a combined total of 4,830,348 patient days (Table 1). Participating facilities reported 3,167 BSIs in 2,982 patients. The total incidence rate was 5.43 cases per 10,000 patient days. The incidence rate in 2016–2017 is stable compared with the average rate for 2012–2016. Two non-teaching facilities joined the program in 2016–2017. Data were extracted on May 5th, 2017.
Update: October 5, 2017
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Surveillance provinciale des infections nosocomiales