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. 2023 Jun;44(6):971-974.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.119. Epub 2022 Jun 16.

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated surgical site infection with three-month versus twelve-month surveillance periods in Canadian hospitals

Kelly B Choi  1 , Vivienne Steele  1 , John Conly  2   3 , Blanda Chow  2 , Jeannette L Comeau  4   5 , Joanne Embree  6   7 , Bonita E Lee  8 , Marie-Astrid Lefebvre  9 , Robyn Mitchell  1 , Linda Pelude  1 , Allyson L Shephard  10 , Joanne M Langley  4   5 ; Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program (CNISP)
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Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated surgical site infection with three-month versus twelve-month surveillance periods in Canadian hospitals

Kelly B Choi et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt-associated surgical site infection surveillance for 3 months compared to 12 months after surgery captures 83% of cases with no significant differences in patient characteristics, surgery types, or pathogens. A shorter 3-month follow-up can reduce resource use and allow for more timely reporting of healthcare-associated infection rates for hospitals.

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Conflict of interest statement

John Conly holds grants from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research on acute and primary care preparedness for COVID-19 in Alberta, Canada and was the primary local Investigator for a Staphylococcus aureus vaccine study funded by Pfizer for which all funding was provided only to the University of Calgary. He also received support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to attend an Infection Control Think Tank Meeting. All other authors have no conflicts relevant to this article.

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Comparison of CSF shunt associated surgical site infections according to surveillance follow-up of 3 vs. 12 months, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, 2009-2018.
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