Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2007 · 18 citations · 7 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesClinical EpidemiologyEpidemiologyInfectious Disease EpidemiologyHealthcare-associated InfectionsIncidence StudiesInfection SurveillanceInfectious Disease SurveillanceNosocomial Infection EpidemiologyNosocomial InfectionsClinical PrevalenceHospital EpidemiologyIncidence Of Hospital InfectionsInfection Prevalence StudiesIntensive Care UseNosocomial Infection SurveillancePrevalence Of Hospital InfectionsSurveillance Of Nosocomial Infections
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.
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