Evidence based recommendations for national healthcare-associated infection surveillance

This thesis has provided new knowledge about the surveillance of healthcare associated infections both in Australia and internationally. Using a mixed methods approach, a series of evidence based and pragmatic recommendations for a national surveillance program in Australia have been generated. Gaps in current surveillance activities across Australia were identified, and findings from the novel application of a discrete choice experiment, have identified strong key stakeholder support for a preferred national program to reduce the burden of infections in Australian hospitals