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Special article| Volume 41, ISSUE 12, P1148-1166, December 2013

National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) report, data summary for 2012, Device-associated module

  • Margaret A. Dudeck
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    Address correspondence to Margaret A. Dudeck, MPH, CPH, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE MS A-24, Atlanta, GA 30329.
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Lindsey M. Weiner
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Katherine Allen-Bridson
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Paul J. Malpiedi
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Kelly D. Peterson
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Daniel A. Pollock
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Dawn M. Sievert
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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  • Jonathan R. Edwards
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    Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, National Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia
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      This report is a summary of Device-associated (DA) Module data collected by hospitals participating in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) for events occurring from January through December 2012 and reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by July 1, 2013. This report updates previously published DA Module data from NHSN and provides contemporary comparative rates.
      • Dudeck M.A.
      • Horan T.C.
      • Peterson K.D.
      • Allen-Bridson K.
      • Morrell G.C.
      • Pollock D.A.
      • et al.
      National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) report, data summary for 2011, device-associated module.
      Figure 1 provides a brief summary of key findings from this report. This report complements other NHSN reports, including national and state-specific reports of standardized infection ratios (SIRs) for select health care-associated infections (HAIs).

      Malpiedi PJ, Peterson KD, Soe MM, Edwards JR, Scott II RD, Wise ME, et al. 2011 National and State Healthcare-Associated Infection Standardized Infection Ratio Report. Published February 11, 2013. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/SIR/SIR-Report_02_07_2013.pdf. Accessed August 7, 2013.

      • Sievert D.M.
      • Ricks P.
      • Edwards J.R.
      • Schneider A.
      • Patel J.
      • Srinivasan A.
      • et al.
      Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections: Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009-2010.
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      Fig 1Highlights from this report.
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