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The validation of national surveillance data is crucial for identifying methodological issues, enhancing participation, and detecting data quality problems within healthcare-associated infection surveillance systems. The Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance...
The nationwide surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance system was first established in 2007 as part of the Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS). KONIS SSI surveillance has made significant...
Scabies is a skin infestation caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. Scabies is a common condition that is found worldwide and which affects people of all races and social classes.
Scabies...
Background: Seroprevalence among health care workers is important in planning vaccination programs. We aimed to confirm the antibody positivity rates for vaccine-preventable diseases and the factors affecting the rates.
Methods: We...
Background: Given the lack of evidence on hand hygiene (HH) compliance among hospital visitors, this study evaluated HH compliance among caregivers of hospitalized patients in three liver transplantation wards with...
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) is an urgent and increasing threat worldwide.
It can be spread by contact transmission, causing intra-hospital outbreaks; therefore, screening for CRE using surveillance culture is critical. It is...
Background: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) is an infectious disease caused by an Enterobacteriaceae species resistant to one or more of the carbapenem antibiotics.
Methods: Strains collected in clinical trials from 2018 to...