Surveillance for Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance Options

• Antibiotic Stewardship – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 27 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
• New! Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option: Reporting and Analysis – May 2020
  • YouTube Link [Video – 50 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 4 MB]
• Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option: Reporting and Analysis – May 2019
  • Review updated AR slides for 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
  • YouTube Link [Video – 49 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 6 MB]
• New! Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – May 2020
  • YouTube Link [Video – 24 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
• Part 1 – Understanding the Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – July 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 14 min]
  • Slideset including resource links pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• Part 2 – Interpreting the Standardized Antimicrobial Administration Ratio (SAAR) – July 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 17 min]
  • Slideset including resource links pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
• Uploading CDA Files into NHSN – August 2017
  • YouTube Link [Video – 12 min]

Additional Training

• General NHSN Definitions for 2019 – May 2019
  • YouTube Link [Video – 52 min]
  • Slideset pdf icon[PDF – 5 MB]

• Antimicrobial Use and Resistance (AUR) Module, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• NHSN Overview January, 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
• Identifying Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) in NHSN, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• Patient Safety Monthly Reporting Plan, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 100 KB]

• FAQs: Antimicrobial Use (AU) Option
• FAQs: Antimicrobial Resistance (AR) Option
• FAQs: Analysis
• FAQs: Annual Surveys
• FAQs: Locations
• FAQs: Miscellaneous
• FAQs: CDA

Antimicrobial Use Option

• NHSN AU Option Implementation Data Validation, January 2018 – Print Version pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
  • Customizable Form – Print Version word icon[DOC – 87 KB]
• NHSN AU Option Annual Data Validation, March 2018 pdf icon[PDF – 410 KB]
  • Customizable Form word icon[DOC – 209 KB]
• AU Option Data Quality Line List, August 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 550 KB]

Antimicrobial Resistance Option

• NHSN AR Option Data Validation, June 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
  • Customizable Form word icon[DOC – 200 KB]

All Data Collection Forms are Print-only

• 57.103 Patient Safety Component—Annual Facility Survey form January 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 250 KB]
  • Table of Instructions for Patient Safety Component – Annual Hospital Survey 57.103 pdf icon[PDF – 450 KB]

• AU Option Case Examples
• How to Report Zero AR Events pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
• 2014 Baseline SAAR Details, December 2018 pdf icon[PDF – 100 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistant Phenotype Definitions for AR Option Data, December 2019 pdf icon[PDF – 200 KB]
• Meaningful Use Stage 3 – Guidance for NHSN Facilities, July 2017 pdf icon[PDF – 292 KB]
• User Rights in NHSN – AUR Module, August 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 450 KB]
• CDC Location Labels and Location Descriptions, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• NHSN Key Terms, January 2021 pdf icon[PDF – 150 KB]
• List of Antimicrobial Agents Eligible for AUR Module, June 2020 excel icon[XLSX – 30 KB]
• Changing a CCN within NHSN – July 2020 pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]

Antimicrobial Use Option

• New! 2019 Antimicrobial Use Option Data Report pdf icon[PDF – 600 KB]
• New! NHSN’s Guide to the SAAR pdf icon[PDF – 2 MB]
• Antimicrobial Use Line List pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Rate Table – By Location pdf icon[PDF – 225 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Rate Table – FacWideIN pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use SAAR Baseline Rate Tables pdf icon[PDF – 800 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Bar Chart pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Bar Chart – Selected Drugs pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use Pie Chart pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]
• Keys to Success with the SAAR
• Antimicrobial Use SAAR Table pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]
• Antimicrobial Use SAAR Table – By Location pdf icon[PDF – 750 KB]
• Antimicrobial Use – SAAR Bar Chart by Location pdf icon[PDF – 1 MB]

Antimicrobial Resistance Option

• Antimicrobial Resistance Event Line List pdf icon[PDF – 350 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistance Bar Chart pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistance Facility-wide Antibiogram pdf icon[PDF – 850 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistance Denominator Line List pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms Line List pdf icon[PDF – 400 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms Frequency Table pdf icon[PDF – 325 KB]
• Antimicrobial Resistant Organisms Rate Table pdf icon[PDF – 300 KB]

General Analysis Resources

• Patient Safety Analysis Resources
• Patient Safety Analysis Quick Reference Guides
• Patient Safety Component – Variable Reference List pdf icon[PDF – 3 MB]