Burden of healthcare-associated infections in a paediatric intensive care unit of a developing country: a single centre experience using active surveillance

• Published in: The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 323 - 326
• Main Authors: Gupta, A, Kapil, A, Lodha, R, Kabra, S.K, Sood, S, Dhawan, B, Das, B.K, Sreenivas, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Acinetobacter; Adolescent; Bacteremia - epidemiology; Bacteremia - microbiology; Bacteremia - mortality; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - isolation & purification; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial Infections - epidemiology; Bacterial Infections - microbiology; Bacterial Infections - mortality; Bacterial sepsis; Biological and medical sciences; Bloodstream infection; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - microbiology; Cross Infection - mortality; Developing Countries; Device-associated infection; Female; General aspects; Healthcare-associated infection; Human bacterial diseases; Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease; Infectious diseases; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medical sciences; Paediatric intensive care unit; Pneumology; Pneumonia; Pneumonia, Bacterial - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology; Pneumonia, Bacterial - mortality; Prospective Studies; Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases; Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology; Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology; Urinary Tract Infections - mortality; Ventilator-associated pneumonia; Device-associated infection; Pneumonia; Ventilator-associated pneumonia; Healthcare-associated infection; Bloodstream infection; Paediatric intensive care unit; Human; Lung disease; Nosocomial infection; Respiratory disease; Device; Developing countries; Artificial ventilation; Bacteremia; Intensive care unit; Infection; Surveillance; Bacteriosis; Child; Public health

Summary Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients of all age groups. This prospective surveillance study was performed to estimate the burden of HAIs in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a developing country. Duri...