Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) based on ECDC PPS 6.1 methodology and Data Analysis with Microsoft Power BI

The dataset includes Point Prevalence Survey (PPS) dataset, developed according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) PPS protocol version 6.1, aims to provide standardized data of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial use in acute care hospitals. Its purpose is to estimate prevalence and inform antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention strategies. The dataset is cross-sectional in nature, capturing patient-level and institutional-level variables at a single point in time. Patient level data is not publicly available. Data collection follows the ECDC PPS methodology, which includes specific patient inclusion criteria, and standardized case definitions for HAIs and indications for antimicrobial use. Data were gathered through manual entry and subsequently entered into HelicsWin.Net software according to HelicsWin.Net user manual v4.8.1.
The scope of the dataset encompasses demographic and clinical characteristics, presence and type of HAIs, microbiological findings, and detailed antimicrobial prescribing information (agent, route, indication and changes to prescribed antimicrobial). Data analysis file with data visualisations for Latvia's acute care hospitals in Microsoft Power BI (PBI) is also included (available only in Latvian).
The target audience for conducting PPS includes healthcare professionals directly involved in infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship, such as infectious disease specialists, infection control nurses, clinical pharmacists, clinical microbiologists, and epidemiologists.

[1] European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals – protocol version 6.1. Stockholm: ECDC; 2022. Available at: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/antimicrobial-use-healthcare-associated-infections-point-prevalence-survey-version6-1.pdf
[2] European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. HelicsWin.Net user manual v4.8.1 – all modules. Stockholm: ECDC; 2021. Available at: https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/HelicsWinNetUserManual_v4.8.1_All_Modules.pdf