This is the first case study published in a series in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surveillance definition update of 2015. These cases reflect some of the complex patient scenarios IPs have encountered in their daily surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) using NHSN definitions. Objectives have been previously published. 1
With each case, a link to an online survey is provided, where you may answer the questions posed and receive immediate feedback in the form of answers and explanations. All individual participant answers will remain confidential, although it is the authors’ intention to share a summary of the findings at a later date.
Cases, answers, and explanations have been reviewed and approved by NHSN staff.
We encourage you to take advantage of this offering, and we look forward to your active participation. We strongly recommend that you review/reference the NHSN Patient Safety Component Manual for information you may need to answer the case study questions. The website links are:
http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/PDFs/pscManual/2PSC_IdentifyingHAIs_NHSNcurrent.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/PDFs/pscManual/7pscCAUTIcurrent.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/PDFs/pscManual/4PSC_CLABScurrent.pdf
The findings and conclusions in this case study are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.