[Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in long-term care facilities. German results of the third European point prevalence survey HALT-3].

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The essential role of infection prevention in long-term care facilities has become evident during the current SARS-CoV‑2 pandemic. In order to obtain a reliable database on nosocomial infections and antibiotic use, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) initiated the third point prevalence survey in European long-term care facilities from 2016 to 2017 (HALT-3).

Material and methods

In Germany, 131 facilities with 10,565 residents participated voluntarily. On a single day in 2016, the number of nosocomial infections and/or uses of antibiotics as well as care characteristics and risk factors of the residents were recorded. Infections were documented based on symptoms using an algorithm in accordance with the McGeer surveillance c

SUBMITTER: Schmidt N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9366828 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature