{"c9374286-f051-4a4a-a20b-da25d3c319ff": "<p>The Outbreak Response Protocol provides a standardized approach to outbreaks of infections occurring in hospitals. The response protocol is focused on bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal pathogens although it could be applied to viruses. The protocol provides options for intervention when an infectious outbreak is detected in a hospital or healthcare facility. It includes an initial response plan as well as escalating tiers of strategic response if additional cases occur. Each tier requires an assessment by the infection prevention program and a response tailored to the findings of the assessment (e.g., improve hand hygiene if compliance found to be low in the setting of an outbreak).</p><p>This outbreak response protocol was developed as part of the <a href=\"https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2300342\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLUSTER (<strong>C</strong>luster <strong>L</strong>inkage <strong>U</strong>sing <strong>S</strong>tatistics to <strong>T</strong>rigger and <strong>E</strong>valuate <strong>R</strong>esponse) Trial</a> to assess a statistically-based automated tool to improve detection of hospital outbreaks.</p>", "f394434c-cdd6-422c-857c-73fdb47ec55d": "Outbreak Response Protocol"}