Accuracy of Reporting Nosocomial Infections in Intensive-Care-Unit Patients to the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System: A Pilot Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 308-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Grace Emori ◽  
Jonathan R. Edwards ◽  
David H. Culver ◽  
Catherine Sartor ◽  
Leonardo A. Stroud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
System A

Accuracy of Reporting Nosocomial Infections in Intensive-Care-Unit Patients to the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System: A Pilot Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 308-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Grace Emori ◽  
Jonathan R. Edwards ◽  
David H. Culver ◽  
Catherine Sartor ◽  
Leonardo A. Stroud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
System A

Validation of Surveillance in the Intensive Care Unit Component of the German Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Zuschneid ◽  
C. Geffers ◽  
D. Sohr ◽  
C. Kohlhase ◽  
M. Schumacher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Unit Component ◽  
Mean Sensitivity

A validation study was performed for the intensive care unit component of the German nosocomial infections surveillance system (Krankenhaus Infektions Surveillance System [KISS]). A total of 286 reported infections and 1,195 medical records with no reported infection from 20 randomly selected KISS intensive care units were reviewed by trained physicians. The mean sensitivity was 66% (median, 81%), and the mean specificity was 99.4% (median, 99.6%).

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