Healthcare‑associated infections in intensive care unit patients with and without COVID-19: a single center prospective surveillance study.

Publikation

Healthcare‑associated infections in intensive care unit patients with and without COVID-19: a single center prospective surveillance study.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 18.12.2023

Bloch Nando, Rüfenacht Susanne, Ludwinek Magdalena, Frick Waldemar, Kleger Gian-Reto, Schneider Florian, Albrich Werner, Flury Domenica, Kuster Stefan, Schlegel Matthias, Kohler Philipp

Zitation

Bloch N, Rüfenacht S, Ludwinek M, Frick W, Kleger G, Schneider F, Albrich W, Flury D, Kuster S, Schlegel M, Kohler P. Healthcare‑associated infections in intensive care unit patients with and without COVID-19: a single center prospective surveillance study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2023; 12:147.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2023; 12

Veröffentlichungsdatum

18.12.2023

eISSN (Online)

2047-2994

Seiten

147

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a global increase in healthcare-associated infections (HAI) among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Whether this increase is directly attributable to COVID-19 or whether the pandemic indirectly (via staff shortages or breaches in infection prevention measures) led to this increase, remains unclear. The objectives of this study were to assess HAI incidence and to identify independent risk factors for HAI in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 ICU patients.