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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 295-298Publisher
CENTER DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010230
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We describe the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system. Elements of the system critical for successful reduction of nosocomial infection rates include voluntary participation and confidentiality; standard definitions and protocols; identification of populations at high risk; site-specific, risk-adjusted infection rates comparable across institutions; adequate numbers of trained infection control professionals; dissemination of data to health-care providers; and a link between monitored rates and prevention efforts.
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