Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Feb 2016
Multicenter StudyA national point prevalence study on healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in Austria.
The first point prevalence survey performed in Austria had the aim to assess the magnitude of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobials use in the country. ⋯ The national Austrian survey proved the feasibility of a nation-wide network of surveillance of both healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use that will be repeated in the future. Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use have been confirmed to be a grave health problem. The excessive prolongation of perioperative prophylaxis in Austria needs to be limited.