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- Title
National Minimum Data Set for Antimicrobial Resistance Management: Toward Global Surveillance System.
- Authors
Safdari, Reza; Saeedi, Marjan Ghazi; Masoumi-Asl, Hossein; Rezaei-Hachesu, Peyman; Mirnia, Kayvan; Mohammadzadeh, Niloofar; Samad-Soltani, Taha
- Abstract
Background: Success of infection treatment depends on the availability of accurate, reliable, and comprehensive data, information, and knowledge at the point of therapeutic decision-making. The identification of a national minimum data set will support the development and implementation of an effective surveillance system. The goal of this study was to develop a national antimicrobial resistance surveillance minimum data set. Methods: In this cross-sectional and descriptive study, data were collected from selected pioneering countries and organizations which have national or international antimicrobial resistance surveillance systems. A minimum data set checklist was extracted and validated. The ultimate data elements of the minimum data set were determined by applying the Delphi technique. Results: Through the Delphi technique, we obtained 80 data elements in 8 axes. The resistance data categories comprised basic, clinical, electronic reporting, infection control, microbiology, pharmacy, World Health Organization-derived, and expert-recommended data. Relevance coding was extracted based on the Iranian electronic health record coding system. Conclusion: This study provides a set of data elements and a schematic framework for the implementation of an antimicrobial resistance surveillance system. A uniform minimum data set was created based on key informants' opinions to cover essential needs in the early implementation of a global antimicrobial resistance surveillance system in Iran.
- Subjects
IRAN; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; CONCEPTUAL structures; DATABASE management; DELPHI method; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; RESEARCH methodology; PUBLIC health surveillance; RESEARCH evaluation; WORLD health; WORLD Health Organization; CROSS-sectional method; ELECTRONIC health records; MEDICAL coding
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018, Vol 43, Issue 5, p494
- ISSN
0253-0716
- Publication type
Article