Prevention of Infection in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Part Ii: Healthcare‐associated Infections

Redmond, Avril; Donlon, Sheila; Boyle, Gerry; McCann, Margaret; Einarsdóttir, Hildur

doi:10.1111/j.1755-6686.2011.00216.x

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“…In our study, SSI and HAP were the most common HAI types reported, which was similar to that reported in a systematic review and meta-analysis of HAI in developing countries 3 . As per other studies, the frequency of SSI varies between 1.2 and 5.2 per cent in high-income countries 10 19 29 . VAP was also reported by other authors with an alarming rate 30 31 .…”

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Point prevalence & risk factor assessment for hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary care hospital in Pune, India

Nair¹,

Sahni²,

Sharma³

et al. 2017

Indian Journal of Medical Research

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Background & objectives:Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major challenge to patient safety and have serious public health implications by changing the quality of life of patients and sometimes causing disability or even death. The true burden of HAI remains unknown, particularly in developing countries. The objective of this study was to estimate point prevalence of HAI and study the associated risk factors in a tertiary care hospital in Pune, India.Methods:A series of four cross-sectional point prevalence surveys were carried out between March and August 2014. Data of each patient admitted were collected using a structured data entry form. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines were used to identify and diagnose patients with HAI.Results:Overall prevalence of HAI was 3.76 per cent. Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (25%), medical ICU (20%), burns ward (20%) and paediatric ward (12.17%) were identified to have significant association with HAI. Prolonged hospital stay [odds ratio (OR=2.81), mechanical ventilation (OR=18.57), use of urinary catheter (OR=7.89) and exposure to central air-conditioning (OR=8.59) had higher odds of acquiring HAI (P<0.05).Interpretation & conclusions:HAI prevalence showed a progressive reduction over successive rounds of survey. Conscious effort needs to be taken by all concerned to reduce the duration of hospital stay. Use of medical devices should be minimized and used judiciously. Healthcare infection control should be a priority of every healthcare provider. Such surveys should be done in different healthcare settings to plan a response to reducing HAI.

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“…The odds of acquiring an HAI are 8.59 times more when a patient is exposed to central AC than other modalities of AC. Similarly, the odds were 4.20 times more when exposed to split AC ( Table II ) 8 9 10 11 . The association between AC and HAI was found significant ( P <0.05) for all the modalities of ventilation.…”

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