Socioeconomic impact on device-associated infections in pediatric intensive care units of 16 limited-resource countries: international Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings.

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Rosenthal V. D., Jarvis W. R., Jamulitrat S., Silva C. P. R., Ramachandran B., Dueñas L., ...More

Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, vol.13, pp.399-406, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 13
• Publication Date: 2012
• Doi Number: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e318238b260
• Journal Name: Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.399-406
• Keywords: catheter-associated urinary tract infection, central line-associated bloodstream infection, developing countries, health care-acquired infection, International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium, pediatric intensive care unit, ventilator-associated pneumonia, HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTIONS, PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK, CONTROL PROGRAM, RATES, ARGENTINA, MORTALITY, INICC, EDUCATION, NNIS
• Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: We report the results of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium prospective surveillance study from January 2004 to December 2009 in 33 pediatric intensive care units of 16 countries and the impact of being in a private vs. public hospital and the income country level on device-associated health care-associated infection rates. Additionally, we aim to compare these findings with the results of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Healthcare Safety Network annual report to show the differences between developed and developing countries regarding device-associated health care-associated infection rates.