Tracking Infections in Acute Care Hospitals/Facilities

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NHSN is the HAI surveillance gold standard. The system (and its predecessors) started years ago helping a few hundred healthcare facilities; today, more than 17,000 healthcare facilities use NHSN as the cornerstone of their HAI elimination strategies. Specifically, facilities use NHSN to:

  • Access NHSN enrollment requirements for CMS Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program,
  • Obtain baseline HAI rates,
  • Compare rates to CDC’s national data,
  • Participate in state or national HAI prevention collaboratives,
  • Devise and implement HAI elimination strategies,
  • Evaluate immediate and long-term results of elimination efforts,
  • Refocus efforts as needed, or advance to different areas.

BSI - Surveillance for Bloodstream Infections

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) and non-central line-associated Bloodstream Infection

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AUR - Surveillance for Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Options
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UTI - Surveillance for Urinary Tract Infections

Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) and non-catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) and Other Urinary System Infection (USI)

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MDRO/C.Diff - Surveillance for C. difficile, MRSA, and other Drug-resistant Infections
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SSI - Surveillance for Surgical Site Infection Events
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Pneumonia – Surveillance for pedVAP and PNEU Events

Ventilator-associated* and non-ventilator-associated Pneumonia (PNEU)

* In-Plan Pediatric Locations Only

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PedVAE - Surveillance for Pediatric Ventilator-associated Events

* In-Plan Pediatric and Neonatal Locations Only

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VAE - Surveillance for Ventilator-associated Events

* In-Plan Adult Locations Only

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CLIP -Surveillance for Central Line Insertion Practices Adherence
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Surveillance for Healthcare Personnel Vaccination
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Blood Safety Surveillance
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Surveillance for Healthcare Personnel Exposure
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Page last reviewed: April 9, 2020
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) , Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)