Five-year point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in a Japanese university hospital

• Main Authors: H. Morioka (Author), M. Iguchi (Author), N. Tetsuka (Author), F. Kinoshita (Author), Y. Tomita (Author), D. Kato (Author), A. Hirabayashi (Author), A. Matsumoto (Author), K. Oka (Author), H. Kato (Author), T. Inagaki (Author), Y. Kato (Author), K. Kitagawa (Author), K. Ichikawa (Author), Y. Kouyama (Author), N. Kawamura (Author), Y. Toyodome (Author), N. Adachi (Author), Y. Ito (Author), T. Yagi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Periodic point prevalence surveys (PPSs) provide a method for assessing changes in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use over time. Following the introduction of an antimicrobial stewardship programme at Nagoya University Hospital (Aichi, Japan) a five-ye...