Device-associated infections in a paediatric intensive care unit in Pakistan

A. Haque; S. A. Ahmed; Z. Rafique; Q. Abbas; H. Jurair; S. A. Ali

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2016.10.021

Device-associated infections in a paediatric intensive care unit in Pakistan

A. Haque, S. A. Ahmed, Z. Rafique, Q. Abbas, H. Jurair, S. A. Ali

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Woman and Child Health, Medical College, Pakistan
Department of Community Health Sciences, Medical College, Pakistan

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This study assessed the effect of implementation of active infection control and surveillance on the occurrence of device-associated infections (DAIs) in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from 2012 to 2015. There were 1378 patients, equating to 4632 patient-days, on the PICU, and 29 DAI episodes, giving an incidence rate of 2.1% and an incidence density rate of 6.26 per 1000 patient-days. The rates of central-line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia and catheter-related urinary tract infections were 7/1000 central-line-days, 1.17/1000 ventilator-days and 0.24/1000 urinary-catheter-days, respectively. Despite the overall low rate of DAIs in the PICU, there was a relatively high rate of central-line-associated bloodstream infections.

Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	98-100
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	95
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2016.10.021
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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Children
Device-associated infection
Incidence
Outcome
Paediatric intensive care unit

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Device-associated infections in a paediatric intensive care unit in Pakistan

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