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Estimated incidence of bloodstream infections with three key pathogens in the EU/EEA in 2019
This document presents the estimated incidence of bloodstream infections (BSI) with three key antibiotic-resistant bacteria, at country level in EU/EEA countries, using public data sources.
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HelicsWin.Net (HWN)
HelicsWin.Net (also referred to as HWN) is a software application developed for the manual entry of data of the ECDC HAI-Net surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
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Protocol for point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities – version 4.0
The overall aim of the protocol is to support the implementation of a PPS of HAIs and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities, to meet the abovementioned objectives for ECDC surveillance.
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Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities 2016–2017
In 2016–2017, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organised the third point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in European long-term care facilities (LTCFs) or HALT-3.
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Healthcare-associated hepatitis B and C transmission to patients in the EU/EEA and UK: a systematic review of reported outbreaks between 2006 and 2021
Singh J., Stoitsova S., Zakrzewska K., Henszel L., Rosińska M., Duffell E.
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35 000 annual deaths from antimicrobial resistance in the EU/EEA
More than 35 000 people die from antimicrobial-resistant infections in the EU/EEA each year, according to estimates presented in a new report released today. The estimated number of deaths in the report examines the years 2016-2020 and shows an increase from previous estimates. The health impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is comparable to that of influenza, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS combined.
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Large increase in bloodstream infections with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter species during the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic, EU/EEA, 2020 and 2021
Kinross P., Gagliotti C., Merk H., Plachouras D., Monnet D.L., Högberg L.D., EARSNet Study Group
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Increasing number of cases and outbreaks caused by Candida auris in the EU/EEA, 2020 to 2021
Kohlenberg A., Monnet D.L., Plachouras D., Willinger B., Lagrou K., Philipova I., Budimir A., Marcou M., Hadjihannas L., Barekova L., Kubele J., Arendrup M.C., Dotsenko L., Lindholm L., Lyytikainen O., Desnos-Ollivier M., Dromer F., Hecht J., Kurzai O., Politi L., Vrioni G., Hajdu A., Kiss K., Gudlaugsson O., Frost S., Sabbatucci M., Voita I., Walser-Domjan E., Valinteliene R., Mzabi A., Perrin M., Abela R., Notermans D.W., Verweij P.E., Kacelnik O., Sare M., Dzierzanowska-Fangrat K., Lebre A., Paiva J.A., Popescu G.A., Serban R., Litvova S., Štefkovičova M., Serdt M., Tomazin R., Alastruey-Izquierdo A., Chryssanthou E., Candida auris survey collaborative group
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Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infections - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2016–2017
In 2016–2017, 1 559 hospital surveillance periods were reported, corresponding to >18.3 million patient admissions and >109 million patient-days.
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Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals – protocol version 6.1
Version 6.1 is the final protocol for the third EU-wide point prevalence survey in acute care hospitals (PPS 2022–2023). It contains important changes compared to protocol version 5.3 (PPS 2016–2017), including on healthcare-associated COVID-19.