115Comparison of Emerging Infections Program (EIP) and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Datasets for Surveillance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI)

Engaging patients in the prevention of health care-associated infections: a survey of patients' awareness, knowledge, and perceptions regarding the risks and consequences of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections and Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) are major health care-associated infections (HAIs). Little is known about patients' knowledge of these HAIs. Therefore, we surveyed patients to determine awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of MRSA infections and CDI. DESIGN An interviewer-administered questionna...

TECHNICAL NOTES: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci Bloodstream Infections

California Health and Safety Code section 1288.55(a)(1) requires general acute care hospitals to report to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) all cases of MRSA or VRE bloodstream infections (BSI) identified in their facilities. CDPH produced these Technical Notes to describe the definitions, methods, and limitations associated with MRSA/VRE BSI data analyses for the reporting per...

TECHNICAL NOTES: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci Bloodstream Infections

California Health and Safety Code section 1288.55(a)(1) requires general acute care hospitals to report to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) all cases of MRSA or VRE bloodstream infections (BSI) identified in their facilities. CDPH produced these Technical Notes to describe the definitions, methods, and limitations associated with MRSA/VRE BSI data analyses for the reporting per...

An Assessment of 2016 National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) Clostridium difficile Infections (CDI) in Nebraska

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Background Active Bacterial Core surveillance (ABCs) is a core component of the Emerging Infections Program (EIP) Network sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of ABCs is to determine the incidence and epidemiologic characteristics of invasive disease due to Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, group A Streptococcus (GAS), group B Streptococcu...