* One-day prevalence was calculated on the first day of the index period.
Patients and methods: The APRONET study was a prospective international one-day prevalence study performed 4 times in April, July, October 2016 and January 2017.
The one-day prevalence of DHD was 8.1%.
Such presumptions should be avoided because of differences in case mix between the hospital levels of care and because of the one-day prevalence study design.
The one-day prevalence survey methodology was selected as the most effective way to generate necessary data in a short time and with the potential to provide valuable information to guide future infection control interventions using limited resources.
4. Nydahl, P., et al., Early mobilisation of mechanically ventilated patients: a one day point prevalence study in Germany.
In an one day point prevalence study in European ICUs, ICU-acquired pneumonia accounted for 46.9% of nosocomial infections [ 5].
Prevalence data of physical restraints will be obtained by direct observation on three occasions on one day (morning, noon, evening) by trained external investigators.
We analyzed the characteristics, treatments and outcome of ICU patients with abdominal infections using data extracted from a one-day point prevalence study, the Extended Prevalence of Infection in the ICU (EPIC) II.
Askarian et al. have reported a UTI prevalence of 1.4% in their one-day point prevalence study they had repeated in four different days [ 8].
