To keep abreast of all infections that occur in the hospital, infection control practitioners set up surveillance programs. These surveillance programs look at this parameter to determine if there are more or fewer infections in a given period.

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Surveillance programs set up by infection control practitioners look at infection rates to determine if there are more or fewer infections in a given period. Infection rates provide a measure of the frequency of infections and enable the identification of trends over time. By tracking infection rates, prevention and control strategies can be implemented to reduce the number of infections. Antimicrobial susceptibility reports, handwashing rates, and glove usage are important aspects of infection control but are not used to determine infection rates.

To Keep Abreast of All Infections That Occur in the Hospital