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Quality of data reported to a smaller-hospital pilot surveillance program.

Bennett NJ, Bull AL, Dunt DR, Richards MJ, Russo PL, Spelman DW

Victorian Hospital Acquired Surveillance System Coordinating Centre, North Melbourne, 3061, Australia. Noleen.Bennett@mh.org.au

This data quality study assessed the accuracy of data collected as part of a pilot smaller-hospital surveillance program for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and bloodstream infection (BSI). For reported MRSA infection, estimated values were as follows: sensitivity, 40%; specificity, 99.9%; and positive predictive value, 33.3%. For reported BSI, estimated values were as follows: sensitivity, 42.9%; specificity, 99.8%; and positive predictive value, 37.5%.

Published 26 March 2007 in Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 28(4): 486-8.
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