An assessment of the validity and reliability of SARS-CoV-2 infection surveillance data from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Erin McGill, MSc¹*, Joelle Cayen, BHSc¹, Jennifer Ellison, MSc², Diane Lee, MPH¹, Linda Pelude, MSc¹, Robyn Mitchell, MHSc¹, Charles Frenette, MD³, Nisha Thampi, MD, MSc, FRCPC4, Kathryn Bush, MSc²

¹ Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
² Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
³ McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
4 Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

*Corresponding author: 

Erin McGill
130 Colonnade Rd. 
Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9
Canada

Email: erin.mcgill@phac-aspc.gc.ca