| Title: |
Conversion of Prevalence Survey Data on Nosocomial Infections to Incidence Estimates: A Simplified Tool for Surveillance? |
| Authors: |
Berthelot, Philippe; Garnier, Maud; Fascia, Pascal; Guyomarch, Stéphane; Jospé, Richard; Lucht, Frédéric; Zéni, Fabrice; Auboyer, Christian; Pozzetto, Bruno |
| Source: |
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology ; volume 28, issue 05, page 633-636 ; ISSN 0899-823X 1559-6834 |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2007 |
| Description: |
We calculated the incidence of nosocomial infection in 2 intensive care units (ICUs) on the basis of prevalence data recorded from 1997 through 2002 and compared these estimates to cumulative incidences measured in the 2 ICUs during the same period to investigate the feasibility and the reliability of converting prevalence data to incidence estimates. Decreases in the calculated and measured incidences over time in the ICUs were found to be statistically significantly related. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1086/513536 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1086/513536; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0195941700046373 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.FE85F92F |
| Database: |
BASE |