The visibility window of point-prevalence surveys: Interpreting prolonged surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis indicators.

IF 2.6 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2026-08-06 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2026.07.017

Luca Bresciano, Lorenzo Ramondetti, Marta Castagnotto, Roberta Bussolino, Costanza Vicentini

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Abstract

Point-prevalence surveys (PPSs) support antimicrobial stewardship, but surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) estimates may be shaped by visibility windows. Using PPS and prospective surgical site infection surveillance (SNICh) data, we compared crude procedure-level, visibility-weighted PPS-like, and PPS-observed estimates of prolonged SAP. The crude SNICh estimate was 12.44%, increasing to 40.86% after visibility weighting, close to the PPS-observed 39.87%, supporting visibility-sensitive interpretation of PPS SAP indicators.

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点状流行病学调查的可见性窗口：解释长期外科抗菌预防指标。

点流行调查（PPSs）支持抗菌药物管理，但外科抗菌药物预防（SAP）估计可能受到可见窗口的影响。使用PPS和前瞻性手术部位感染监测（SNICh）数据，我们比较了粗略的手术水平、可见度加权的PPS-like和PPS-observed对延长SAP的估计。粗略的SNICh估计为12.44%，在可见度加权后增加到40.86%，接近PPS-observed 39.87%，支持对PPS SAP指标的可见度敏感解释。

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American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

4.10%

发文量

479

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)