Overview
Alternative title
National surveillance of infections in healthcare settings (NSIH)
Acronym
NSIH
Type of information
Hospital resources & Healthcare administrative area resources
URL of the data source
Description
In Belgium, Sciensano’s Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance Service (NSIH — National Surveillance of Infections in Healthcare Settings) monitors the evolution of healthcare-associated infections, as well as the bacteria involved and the underlying protective and risk factors, such as hand hygiene and the excessive use of antimicrobial agents.
Governance and legal framework
Royal Decree
Free keywords
Healthcare
Healthcare-related infections
Resistance to antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Hospitals
infection prevention
Topics
Health systems
Demographics
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 1
Target Population
Hospitalized
Age range
From 0 years to 120 years
Sex
Both
Dataset
Data Collection Period
From 01 January 1993 - Ongoing
Language(s)
Dutch,
English,
French
Updating Periodicity
Annually
Personal Identifier
Other
Level of aggregation
Other format
Terms of data access
TBD
Regulations for data sharing
DPO
Contact
Data Owner(s)
Sciensano
Contact name
Boudewijn CATRY
Contact e-mail
nsih-info@sciensano.be
Contact info (address)
J. Wytsmanstraat 14 1050 Brussel
Updated on 06 September 2022