Volume 7, Number 2—April 2001
THEME ISSUE
4th Decennial International Conference on Nosocomial and Healthcare-Associated Infections
State of the Art
Feeding Back Surveillance Data To Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections
Robert Gaynes
, Chesley Richards, Jonathan Edwards, T. Grace Emori, Teresa Horan, Juan Alonso-Echanove, Scott Fridkin, Rachel Lawton, Gloria Peavy, James Tolson, and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System Hospitals
, Chesley Richards, Jonathan Edwards, T. Grace Emori, Teresa Horan, Juan Alonso-Echanove, Scott Fridkin, Rachel Lawton, Gloria Peavy, James Tolson, and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System HospitalsTable 2
Decrease in hospital-acquired infection rates, NNIS, 1990-1999
| Bloodstream | Ventilator-associated | Urinary tract | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of ICU | infection ratea (%) | pneumonia rate (%) | infection rateb (%) |
| Coronary | 43 | 42 | 40 |
| Medical | 44 | 56 | 46 |
| Surgical | 31 | 38 | 30 |
| Pediatric | 32 | 26 | 59 |
aCentral line associated.
bCatheter associated.
