Thizwilondi Ananias Magadze
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
Publications
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Research Article
Prevention of False Positives in Infection Outbreak Detection: An Advanced Surveillance System
Author(s): Thizwilondi Ananias Magadze*
Background: False-positive laboratory results are a persistent challenge in Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), often leading to pseudo-outbreaks, unnecessary antimicrobial therapy, misallocation of resources, and inflated healthcare-associated infection (HAI) indicators. Traditional surveillance systems frequently rely on isolated culture results without adequate clinical or radiological correlation, heightening the risk of misclassification. The attached manuscript emphasises the need to integrate clinical signs, laboratory markers, and microbiological confirmation to distinguish true infections from contamination events. Aim: To evaluate causes, patterns, and consequences of false-positive infection detection and to develop an advanced surveillance system incorporating the Triangular Confirmation Model to enhance diagnostic accuracy a.. Read More»