Development of a knowledge-based healthcare-associated infections surveillance system in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the modern era of antibiotics, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have emerged as a prominent and concerning health threat worldwide. Implementing an electronic surveillance system for healthcare-associated infections offers the potential to not only alleviate the manual workload of clinical physicians in surveillance and reporting but also enhance patient safety and the overall quality of medical care. Despite the widespread adoption of healthcare-associated infections surveillance systems in numerous hospitals across China, several challenges persist. These encompass incomplete coverage of all infection types in the surveillance, lack of clarity in the alerting results provided by the system, and discrepancies in sensitivity and specificity that fall short of p

SUBMITTER: Cao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563206 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature