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The European Working Party on Control of Hospital Infection

During the past decade, a new and strengthened approach to control of hospital infections has been evident in many European countries as has been the case for even a longer period in countries outside Europe. Paced by the introduction of new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and encouraged by the Council of Europe, microbiologists in many European countries have recognized the need for a systematic approach to infection control in hospitals, introducing appropriate methods for measuring the size of the problem. This has in turn led to better possibilities for the identification of high-risk patients, areas, and procedures, which together form the basis for proper information to health authorities and hospitals on rational prevention. This evolution has in some countries resulted in the reorganization of national programs for infection control (for instance Holland, Finland and Scandinavia). Though the principal outlines for the recording of hospital infections during the last ten years has been based on early CDC recommendations, definitions, terms, and methods have varied between investigators and by the end of the 1970s the state of the art appeared to be somewhat different throughout Europe. To look into this and possibly agree upon future collaboration, senior microbiologists from eight European countries met at the Statens Seruminstitut in Copenhagen in January 1980 at which occasion the European Working Party on the Recording of Hospital Infections was born. The initiative was altogether unofficial and the birth not subsidized. Those accepting the invitation were trained microbiologists known for their personal engagement and experience in the field. A representative from the WHO Regional Office for Europe accepted a post as observer. At the first meeting, the participants presented their