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Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals – protocol version 6.1

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Version 6.1 is the final protocol for the third EU-wide point prevalence survey in acute care hospitals (PPS 2022–2023). It contains important changes compared to protocol version 5.3 (PPS 2016–2017), including on healthcare-associated COVID-19.

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Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals – protocol version 6.1 - EN - [PDF-7.83 MB]
Protocol forms - Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals - EN - [PPTX-614.5 KB]

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