Health care–acquired infections in low-and middle-income countries and the role of infection prevention and control
G Maki, M Zervos - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
Health care–associated infections (HAIs) account for many morbidity and mortality
worldwide. 1 There are hundreds of millions of people affected by HAIs in all countries …
worldwide. 1 There are hundreds of millions of people affected by HAIs in all countries …
Interventions for improving critical care in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review
D Wagstaff, S Arfin, A Korver, P Chappel… - Intensive care …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To systematically review the typology, impact, quality of evidence, barriers, and
facilitators to implementation of Quality Improvement (QI) interventions for adult critical care …
facilitators to implementation of Quality Improvement (QI) interventions for adult critical care …
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2012-2017: Device-associated module
Background We report the results of International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium
(INICC) surveillance study from January 2012 to December 2017 in 523 intensive care units …
(INICC) surveillance study from January 2012 to December 2017 in 523 intensive care units …
Unintended impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of catheter related nosocomial infections and incidence of multiple drug resistance pathogens in three intensive …
Background The prevalence of resistant hospital infections in the intensive care unit (ICU)
increases mortality and antibiotic resistance. COVID-19 pandemic may have unintended …
increases mortality and antibiotic resistance. COVID-19 pandemic may have unintended …
Implementing strategies to prevent infections in acute-care settings
KK Trivedi, JK Schaffzin, VM Deloney… - Infection Control & …, 2023 - cambridge.org
This document introduces and explains common implementation concepts and frameworks
relevant to healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control and can serve as a …
relevant to healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention and control and can serve as a …
Multinational prospective cohort study of mortality risk factors in 198 ICUs of 12 Latin American countries over 24 years: the effects of healthcare-associated infections
Abstract Background The International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
has found a high ICU mortality rate in Latin America. Methods A prospective cohort study in …
has found a high ICU mortality rate in Latin America. Methods A prospective cohort study in …
International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) report, data summary of 45 countries for 2013-2018, adult and pediatric units, device-associated …
VD Rosenthal, W Duszynska, BE Ider, V Gurskis… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background We report the results of INICC surveillance study from 2013 to 2018, in 664
intensive care units (ICUs) in 133 cities, of 45 countries, from Latin-America, Europe, Africa …
intensive care units (ICUs) in 133 cities, of 45 countries, from Latin-America, Europe, Africa …
Prevention of healthcare-associated infections in low-and middle-income countries: The 'bundle approach'
P Mathur - Indian journal of medical microbiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HCAI/HAIs) are one of the most common
adverse events in patient care and account for substantial morbidity and mortality. The high …
adverse events in patient care and account for substantial morbidity and mortality. The high …
[HTML][HTML] Six-year multicenter study on short-term peripheral venous catheters-related bloodstream infection rates in 246 intensive units of 83 hospitals in 52 cities of 14 …
Background Short-term peripheral venous catheters-related bloodstream infections (PVCR-
BSIs) rates have not been systematically studied, and data on their incidence by number of …
BSIs) rates have not been systematically studied, and data on their incidence by number of …
Multinational prospective cohort study of rates and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia over 24 years in 42 countries of Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin …
Objective: Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in low-and middle-income
countries (LMIC) are several times above those of high-income countries. The objective of …
countries (LMIC) are several times above those of high-income countries. The objective of …