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Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities

The objectives of ECDC surveillance of HAIs and antimicrobial use in European LTCFs are: 

  • To provide EU/EEA Member States and LTCFs with a standardized tool to follow trends in HAIs and antimicrobial use;
  • To identify priorities for national and local intervention measures and evaluate their implementation in EU/EEA Member States and LTCFs;
  • To estimate and monitor the burden of HAIs and antimicrobial use in LTCFs at national and European level.

This protocol provides the methodology, data collection forms and definitions of variables to collect data in a validation survey synchronous with the third point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities.