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ICPs played an invaluable role, and their activities resulted in minimal nosocomial incidence. The survey reported two cases of nosocomial infection in patients, one in the medical service and one in the pediatric unit, as well as the reported employee cases. Two nosocomial employee cases were reported, a laboratory technologist and medical student. Implementation of these recommendations will make the job of the ICP easier during any outbreak. We believe that our interventions, interactions, and assistance positively affected the course of the epidemic. In the final analysis the activities of surveillance, supervision of isolation, education and consultation, employee health, and public relations served to strengthen the positive image of ICPs.
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PMID:Activities of infection control practitioners during an outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium. Task Force of Association for Practitioners in Infection Control. 274 2

Increasingly, states are considering mandating the reporting of nosocomial infection data. To determine the impact of potential legislation, a questionnaire was mailed to the infection control department of each hospital in Virginia to assess the size of the infection control workforce and methodologies used for nosocomial infection surveillance. Most hospitals (64%) had 1 ICP full-time equivalent (FTE), and, at 86% of hospitals, the ICPs had other major responsibilities. The estimated mean additional ICP FTE required to perform hospital-wide surveillance was 1.7. Statewide, an additional 160 ICPs at an estimated annual cost of 11.5 million dollars would be required if reporting of all nosocomial infections were mandated.
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PMID:A statewide survey of nosocomial infection surveillance in acute care hospitals. 1621 64