Foundation for Atlanta Veterans' Education and Research, Decatur, Georgia.
Atlanta Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Decatur, Georgia.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jul;43(7):935-938. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.145. Epub 2021 Jul 8.
In total, 13 facilities changed testing to reflexive testing by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) only after a positive nucleic acid-amplification test (NAAT); the standardized infection ratio (SIR) decreased by 46% (range, -12% to -71% per hospital). Changing testing practice greatly influenced a performance metric without changing infection prevention practice.
共有 13 家机构在核酸扩增试验(NAAT)阳性后仅通过酶免疫测定(EIA)进行反射性检测;标准化感染率(SIR)降低了 46%(每家医院降低幅度为-12%至-71%)。改变检测实践极大地影响了一项绩效指标,而没有改变感染预防实践。