First steps in establishing surveillance of bloodstream infections from electronic health record derived data, EU/EEA countries, March 2023 to March 2025.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUNDEnhancing surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSIs) by extracting data from electronic health records (EHR) is often the first step in automating the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).AIMWe assessed existing BSI surveillance systems and the progress in implementing EHR-BSI surveillance within the ECDC project Surveillance from Electronic Health Data (SUREHD).METHODSWe summarised information on BSI surveillance systems through meetings with national representatives and review of national surveillance protocols and reports.RESULTSOf the 30 EU/EEA countries invited to join the SUREHD project, 17 actively participated from March 2023 to March 2025. All 17 countries conducted BSI surveillance within HAI or antimicrobial resistance programmes, and EHR-BSI surv

SUBMITTER: Sentis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC13309757 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature