NHSN report

"This report is a summary of Device-associated (DA) Module data collected by hospitals participating in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for events occurring from January through December 2010 and reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by July 7, 2011. This report updates previously published DA Module data from NHSN and provides contemporary comparative rates. This report complements other NHSN reports, including national and state-specific reports of standardized infection ratios (SIRs) for select healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)." - p. 2Margaret A. Dudeck, Teresa C. Horan, Kelly D. Peterson, Katherine Allen-Bridson, Gloria Morrell, Daniel A. Pollock, and Jonathan R. Edwards.Chiefly tables.12/05/2011: date from document properties."CS229869."Includes bibliographical references (p.35)