Original article
Trends in point-prevalence studies of healthcare associated infections in long-term care facilities: A nationwide surveillance program in Catalonia, Spain (2013–2022)
Tendencias en los estudios de prevalencia puntual de infecciones relacionadas con la atención sanitaria en centros sociosanitarios. Un programa de vigilancia a nivel nacional en Cataluña, España (2013-2022)
M.ª Pilar Garciaa,
, Olga Vázquezb, Julio Duranc, Juan Pablo Horcajadad,e,f, Alexander Almendralg, Rosario Porróng, Enric Limóng,h,d, Miquel Pujoli,j,k, on behalf of VINCat Programme Long-Term Care Facilities Prevalence Point Survey group ◊
Corresponding author
a Médico adjunto del servicio de Geriatria-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
b Jefa del servicio de Geriatria-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
c Geriatría, Director Médico, Clínica Sant Antoni, Medical and Rehabilitation Institute, Transitional Care Center Barcelona, Spain
d Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas CIBERINFEC, Instituto Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
e Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital del Mar, Spain
f Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
g VINCat Programme Surveillance of Healthcare Related Infections in Catalonia, Departament de Salut, Barcelona, Spain
h Department of Public Health, Mental Health and Mother–Infant Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
i Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge – IDIBELL, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
j Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Infecciosas (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
k VINCat Programme, Catalonia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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