Special article: National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System Report, Data Summary from October 1986-April 1998, Issued June 1998

摘要

This report is a summary of the data collected and reported by hospitals participating in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System From October 1986 through April 1998 and updates pre- Viously published data. The NNIS System was established in 1970 when Selected hospitals in the United States routinely began Reporting their nosocomial infection surveillance data For aggregation into a national database. Hospital par- Ticipating in the NNIS System provide general medical- Surgical inpatient services to adults or children requir- Ing acute care.