Completeness of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection Reporting From Outpatient Hemodialysis Facilities to the National Healthcare Safety Network, 2013

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• Alternative Title:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Nguyen, Duc B. ; See, Isaac ; Gualandi, Nicole ; Shugart, Alicia ; Lines, Christi ; Bamberg, Wendy ; Dumyati, Ghinwa ; Harrison, Lee H. ; Lesher, Lindsey ; Nadle, Joelle ; Petit, Susan ; Ray, Susan M. ; Schaffner, William ; Townes, John ; Njord, Levi ; Sievert, Dawn ; Thompson, Nicola D. ; Patel, Priti R.
• Description:
  Reports of bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among chronic hemodialysis patients to 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention surveillance systems (National Healthcare Safety Network Dialysis Event and Emerging Infections Program) were compared to evaluate completeness of reporting. Many methicillin-resistant S. aureus bloodstream infections identified in hospitals were not reported to National Healthcare Safety Network Dialysis Event. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2016;37(2):205-207.
• Subjects:
  Ambulatory Care Facilities Article Bacteremia Catheter-Related Infections Cross Infection Guideline Adherence Humans Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Outpatients Renal Dialysis Sentinel Surveillance Staphylococcal Infections

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• Source:
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 37(2):205-207.
• Pubmed ID:
  26554448
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4817434
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  National Healthcare Safety Network Dialysis Event and Emerging Infections Program.
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6c6bb4bd2376f448d672dbe620e5f4fd17be6969efc26622f6f19b11e5f70157
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38764/cdc_38764_DS1.pdf
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