Surveillance for Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Options

• Introduction to the NHSN Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module January 2017 [PDF – 2M]
• New! Antibiotic Stewardship: Optimizing Antibiotic Use in the Inpatient Setting – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 47 min]
  • Slideset [PDF – 1 MB]
• New! Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Module Protocol – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 60 min]
  • Slideset [PDF – 2 MB]
• New! Standardized Antibiotic Administration Ratio – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 25 min]
  • Slideset [PDF – 1 MB]
• New! Antimicrobial Use Option Analysis Training – February 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 59 min]
  • CDC Streaming Video [Video – 59 min]
• New! Uploading CDA Files into NHSN – August 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 12 min]
• New! Running the NHSN Standardized Antimicrobial Administration (SAAR) Ratio Reports – September 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 20 min]

Additional Training

• New! General NHSN Definitions for 2017 – March 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 54 min]
  • Slideset [PDF – 2M]

• Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module, January 2017 [PDF – 1M]
• NHSN Overview January, 2017 [PDF – 74K]
• Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) in NHSN, January 2017 [PDF – 842K]
• Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan, January 2017 [PDF – 54K]

For full details on protocol definitions and the application of these definitions, please review the applicable protocol and Chapter 2, Identifying Healthcare-associated Infection (HAI) for NHSN Surveillance [PDF – 233 KB] in the NHSN Module.

• New! FAQs: Analysis April 2017 [PDF – 412K]
• FAQs: Annual Survey April 2016 [PDF – 250K]
• FAQs: CDA
• New! FAQs: Locations April 2017 [PDF – 254K]
• New! FAQs: Miscellaneous April 2017 [PDF – 265K]

• 57.150 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey for LTAC January 2017 [PDF – 95K]
  • Table of instructions for Patient Safety Annual Facility Survey for LTAC 57.150 [PDF – 197K]

• Meaningful Use Stage 3 – Guidance for NHSN Facilities, July 2017 [PDF – 292 KB]
• User Rights in NHSN – AU Option, June 2017 [PDF – 877 KB]
• CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2017 [PDF – 808K]
• NHSN Key Terms, January 2017 [PDF – 255K]
• List of Antimicrobial Agents Eligible for AUR Module (updated July 2015) [XLSX – 22K]
• Changing a CCN within NHSN (updated July 2015) [PDF – 290K]

• Antimicrobial Use Line List [PDF – 582 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Rate Table – By Location [PDF – 525 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Rate Table – FacWideIN [PDF – 475 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Bar Chart [PDF – 513 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Pie Chart [PDF – 636 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use SAAR Table [PDF – 546 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use SAAR Table – By Location [PDF – 637 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistance Line List [PDF – 954 KB]
• Patient Safety Analysis Resources
• Patient Safety Analysis Quick Reference Guides
• Patient Safety Component – Variable Reference List [PDF – 3M]