A One-Day Pilot Point-Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Three Korean Hospitals: Risk Factors, Clinical Burden, and Implications for Nationwide Surveillance

Jihwan Bang; Sung Ran Kim; Jeong Hwa Choi; Seung Jae Lee; Minsun Kang; Su Young Kim; Min Hee Cho; Eun Kyung Lee; Joon Young Song; Hyun Kyun Ki; Jaehun Jung; Jongtak Jung; Kyoung-Ho Song; Myoung Jin Shin; Eu Suk Kim

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A One-Day Pilot Point-Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Three Korean Hospitals: Risk Factors, Clinical Burden, and Implications for Nationwide Surveillance

Jihwan Bang Sung Ran Kim Jeong Hwa Choi Seung Jae Lee

Minsun Kang Su Young Kim

Min Hee Cho

Eun Kyung Lee

Joon Young Song

Hyun Kyun Ki Jaehun Jung Jongtak Jung

Kyoung-Ho Song Myoung Jin Shin Eu Suk Kim

Journal of Hospital Infection · Elsevier BV

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Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea

Semiconductor R&D Center, Samsung Electronics Co., Hwaseong-si 18448, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea.

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Jihwan Bang, Sung Ran Kim, Jeong Hwa Choi, et al. (2026). A One-Day Pilot Point-Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Three Korean Hospitals: Risk Factors, Clinical Burden, and Implications for Nationwide Surveillance. Journal of Hospital Infection. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2026.03.036

A One-Day Pilot Point-Prevalence Survey of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Three Korean Hospitals: Risk Factors, Clinical Burden, and Implications for Nationwide Surveillance

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