HCAI Surveillance Definitions
- Introduction to National Guidelines for Surveillance (PDF 104 KB)
- Blood Stream Infection (BSI) Definition (PDF 181 KB)
- Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Definition (PDF 150 KB)
- Multi-Resistant Organism Screening and Clearance Recommendations (PDF 154 KB)
- Multi-Resistant Organism Surveillance Indicator Definitions (PDF 192 KB)
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