Using hospital network-based surveillance for antimicrobial resistance as a more robust alternative to self-reporting

Tjibbe Donker; Timo Smieszek; Katherine L. Henderson; Timothy M. Walker; Russell Hope; Alan P. Johnson; Neil Woodford; Derrick W. Crook; Tim E. A. Peto; A. Sarah Walker; Julie V. Robotham

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0219994

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Using hospital network-based surveillance for antimicrobial resistance as a more robust alternative to self-reporting

Tjibbe Donker ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: tjibbe.donker@ndm.ox.ac.uk

Affiliations The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9022-4240

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Timo Smieszek,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom, MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Katherine L. Henderson,

Roles Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Timothy M. Walker,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Russell Hope,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Alan P. Johnson,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Neil Woodford,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Derrick W. Crook,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Tim E. A. Peto ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tim E. A. Peto, A. Sarah Walker, Julie V. Robotham

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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A. Sarah Walker ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Tim E. A. Peto, A. Sarah Walker, Julie V. Robotham

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Julie V. Robotham

Contributed equally to this work with: Tim E. A. Peto, A. Sarah Walker, Julie V. Robotham

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, United Kingdom
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Using hospital network-based surveillance for antimicrobial resistance as a more robust alternative to self-reporting

Tjibbe Donker,
Timo Smieszek,
Katherine L. Henderson,
Timothy M. Walker,
Russell Hope,
Alan P. Johnson,
Neil Woodford,
Derrick W. Crook,
Tim E. A. Peto,
A. Sarah Walker

Published: July 25, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219994

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