National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) Report, Data Summary from October 1986-April 1997, Issued May 1997

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 1997 and updates previously 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. Hospitals participating in the NNIS System provide general medical-surgical inpatient services to adults or children requiring acute care. Identity of the 257 hospitals currently participating in the NNIS System is confidential.