Reporting of a surveillance system of multidrug-resistant organisms in an Italian hospital
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Methods Since January 2009, daily, Hospital Hygiene Service personnel collects MDROs microbiological data. Data are automatically entered in a software, continuously updated.Only the first MDRO isolate recovered from a patient is considered. The monthly report includes: newly recovered MDRO isolates; incidence rate of MDRO infection/colonization (No. of first MDRO isolates per patient for each unit/1000 patient days);statistical process control charts.
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