Monitoring health disparities in healthcare-associated infection surveillance: A Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN) Survey

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2024 Apr;45(4):526-529. doi: 10.1017/ice.2023.181. Epub 2023 Sep 13.

Abstract

We investigated whether and how infection prevention programs monitor for health disparities as part of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance through a survey of healthcare epidemiology leaders. Most facilities are not assessing for disparities in HAI rates. Professional society and national guidance should focus on addressing this gap.

MeSH terms

  • Cross Infection* / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection* / prevention & control
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Health Facilities
  • Health Inequities
  • Humans
  • Infection Control
  • Surveys and Questionnaires