Device-associated nosocomial infections in 55 intensive care units of 8 developing countries

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Rosenthal V. D., Maki D. G., Salomao R., Alvarez-Moreno C., Mehta Y., Higuera F., ...More

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, vol.145, no.8, pp.582-591, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 145 Issue: 8
• Publication Date: 2006
• Doi Number: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-8-200610170-00007
• Journal Name: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.582-591
• Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: Health care-associated infections from invasive medical devices in the intensive care unit (ICU) are a major threat to patient safety. Most published studies of ICU-acquired infections have come from industrialized western countries. In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System report, the U.S. pooled mean rates of central venous catheter (CVC)-related bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections were 4.0 per 1000 CVC days, 5.4 per 1000 mechanical ventilator days, and 3.9 per Foley catheter days, respectively.