Assessing inter-rater agreement within a point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Canadian acute care hospitals.
Diane Lee, Jessica J Bartoszko, Cassandra Lybeck, Susy S Hota, Michelle Science, Jennifer Ellison, Dominik Mertz, Stephanie Smith, Daniel J G Thirion, Olivia Varsaneux, Robyn Mitchell
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Abstract
The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program piloted a study assessing inter-rater agreement among a point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals across Canada. Results of this study revealed areas for improvement to be considered in future PPS methodology.
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