Sensitivity of National Healthcare Safety Network definitions to capture healthcare-associated transmission identified by whole-genome sequencing surveillance

作者：Alexander J. Sundermann, Joseph Penzelik, Ashley M. Ayres, Graham M. Snyder, Lee H. Harrison · 发表于：Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1017/ice.2023.52 · 被引用次数：9 · 研究领域：Mycobacterium research and diagnosis、Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus、Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions are critical for standardizing healthcare-associated infection surveillance in US healthcare facilities. However, their use in accurately detecting healthcare-associated transmission (HAT) has not been measured. Using whole-genome sequencing surveillance data, we show that the NHSN has a sensitivity of 44.4% in detecting HAT.