Healthcare infections and antimicrobial consumption in pre-COVID-19 era: a point prevalence survey in three hospitals in a region of Central Italy.

Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major global public health concern, increasing the transmission of drug-resistant infections. This point prevalence survey investigated HAIs occurrence and antimicrobial consumption (AMC) in pre-COVID-19 era in the public hospitals of a region of Central Italy.

Methods: Data were collected using the protocol standardised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Implementation of a centralized, web-based surveillance for healthcare associated infections among residents of long-term care facilities in Italy.

Objective: The Italian National Action Plan to contrast AMR identified among its objectives the development and implementation of a national Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) surveillance system based on European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) indications, through point prevalence surveys (PPS) of HAIs and antibiotic use in acute-care hospitals and long-term care facilities (LTCFs). We aimed to assess feasibility and appropriateness of proposed tools for a national surveillance system of HAIs and antibiotic use in LTCFs.

Study Design: Point prevalence survey.

Safety of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 (Pfizer-BioNtech) vaccine in children aged 5-11 years: Author's reply to correspondence.

Dear Editor, We would like to reply to "Safety of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 (Pfizer-BioNtech) vaccine in children aged 5-11years: Correspondence" regarding our article entitled "Safety of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 (Pfizer-BioNTech) vaccine in children aged 5-11years: Results from an active pharmacovigilance study in central Italy."