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Meeting and workshop on ECDC point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitalsArchived

Event
5 Mar 2012 - 6 Mar 2012
London
ECDC

A meeting and a workshop on the ECDC point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals took take place in London on 5-6 March 2012.

During the meeting and workshop, the participants discussed the following topics:

  • PPS protocol and case definitions; 
  • Preliminary results of the PPS 2011; 
  • PPS validation; 
  • Planning of PPS 2012;
  • PPS software.

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