Healthcare-associated infections in acute care hospitals

Infections in acute care hospitals in Europe - Point prevalence survey

On any given day, about 80 000 patients have at least one healthcare-associated infection, i.e. one in 18 patients in a European hospital

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Database

Online database with European reference data on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals in Europe, based on the ECDC Point prevalence survey

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Protocols and software for surveillance

Hospitals can submit data on infections in acute care hospitals using the HelicsWin.Net software and the ECDC protocol

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Directory of online resources

The directory lists strategies, guidance documents and training courses on the prevention and control of antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections available online.

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Surveillance and disease data

Facts

Disease programmes and networks

Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance Network (HAI-Net)

Related diseases/public health areas

Disease / public health area