The National Healthcare Safety Network Long-term Care Facility Component early reporting experience: January 2013-December 2015

American Journal of Infection Control
Danielle L PalmsNimalie D Stone

Abstract

In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Long-term Care Facility (LTCF) Component of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) designed for LTCFs to monitor Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs), urinary tract infections (UTIs), infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and infection prevention process measures. We describe characteristics and reporting patterns of facilities enrolled in the first 3 years of the surveillance system and rate estimates for CDI, UTI, and MRSA data submitted between 2013 and 2015. From 2013-2015, 279 LTCFs were enrolled and eligible to report to the NHSN with variability in reporting from year to year. Crude rate estimates pooled over these 3 years from reporting facilities were 0.98 incident LTCF-onset CDI cases per 10,000 resident days, 0.59 UTI cases per 1,000 resident days, and 0.10 LTCF-onset MRSA cases per 1,000 resident days. These initial data demonstrate the capability of the NHSN LTCF Component as a national surveillance system for monitoring infections in LTCFs. Further investigation is needed to understand factors associated with successful enrollment and reporting. As participation in...Continue Reading

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Nov 2, 2019·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Denise D QuigleyPatricia W Stone
Aug 14, 2020·American Journal of Infection Control·Joseph M Mylotte
Sep 6, 2020·American Journal of Infection Control·Barbara I BraunNimalie D Stone

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