Hospital-acquired infection outbreak thresholds: Difference between revisions

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= Outbreak thresholds =
! Organism !! Definition !! Incubation !! Point prevalence testing

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! Organism
! Definition
! Incubation
! Point prevalence testing
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| [[Enterococcus species|VRE]]
| VRE
| 3 noso cases in 7 days, or 5 in 28 days
| 3 noso cases in 7 days, or 5 in 28 days
| —
| —
| Test 3 days, 3 days, and 7 days
| Test 3 days, 3 days, and 7 days
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|-
| [[Staphylococcus aureus|MRSA]]
| MRSA
| As above
| As above
| —
| —
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| Weekly or at discretion of ICP
| Weekly or at discretion of ICP
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| C. difficile
| [[Clostridioides difficile|''C. difficile'']]
| For &gt;20 beds: 3 noso cases in 7 days, or 5 in 28 days<br/>For &lt;20 beds: 2 noso cases in 7 days, or 4 in 28 days
| For &gt;20 beds: 3 noso cases in 7 days, or 5 in 28 days<br/>For &lt;20 beds: 2 noso cases in 7 days, or 4 in 28 days
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| —
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| Ongoing syrveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
| Ongoing syrveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
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| Norovirus
| [[Norovirus]]
| 2-3 noso cases
| 2-3 noso cases
| 2 days
| 2 days
| Ongoing surveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
| Ongoing surveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
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| Scabies
| [[Sarcoptes scabiei|Scabies]]
| 1-2 noso cases
| 1-2 noso cases
| 6 weeks
| 6 weeks
| Ongoing surveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
| Ongoing surveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
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[[Category:Infection prevention and control]]

Latest revision as of 13:40, 31 October 2019

Organism Definition Incubation Point prevalence testing
VRE 3 noso cases in 7 days, or 5 in 28 days Test 3 days, 3 days, and 7 days
MRSA As above Weekly or at discretion or ICP
Other ARO As above Weekly or at discretion of ICP
C. difficile For >20 beds: 3 noso cases in 7 days, or 5 in 28 days
For <20 beds: 2 noso cases in 7 days, or 4 in 28 days
Ongoing surveillance for symptomatic patients
Respiratory viruses 2+ noso cases within 48 hours on a single unit, confirmed as the same pathogen
Consider enhanced monitoring if only one case was confirmed by the lab
3 days Ongoing syrveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
Norovirus 2-3 noso cases 2 days Ongoing surveillance for symptomatic patients and staff
Scabies 1-2 noso cases 6 weeks Ongoing surveillance for symptomatic patients and staff