Development of case vignettes for assessment of the inter-rater variability of national validation teams for the point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals

摘要

Background: In 2016-17 the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) organized the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals. This survey included a validation study to maximize the accuracy of case identification and classification.