Volume 21, Number 8—August 2015
Synopsis
Health Care–Associated Infection Outbreak Investigations in Outpatient Settings, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2000−2012
Kelsey OYong
, Laura Coelho, Elizabeth Bancroft, and Dawn Terashita
, Laura Coelho, Elizabeth Bancroft, and Dawn Terashita
Table 2
Distribution of selected health care–associated infection outbreaks in outpatient settings, by hospital affiliation and setting type, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2000–2012
| Setting | No. outbreak investigations (%) | No. cases (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed by state | ||
| Yes | 13 (46.4) | 111 (66.1) |
| No | 15 (53.6) | 57 (33.9) |
| Hospital affiliation | ||
| Yes | 8 (28.6) | 42 (25.0) |
| No | 20 (71.4) | 126 (75.0) |
| Type | ||
| Office/clinic | 11 (39.3) | 53 (31.5) |
| Ambulatory surgery center | 6 (21.4) | 26 (15.5) |
| Dialysis center | 6 (21.4) | 70 (41.7) |
| Contracted home health agency | 5 (17.9) | 19 (11.3) |
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