Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare-associated infections: Antimicrobial consumption does not follow antimicrobial resistance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to analyze the Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) rates and antimicrobial consumption in Intensive Care Units (ICU) in São Paulo city during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare them with the pre-pandemic period.

Methods

This cohort included all hospitals that reported HAI rates (Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection ‒ CLABSI and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia ‒ VAP), the proportion of microorganisms that caused CLABSI, the proportion of resistant microorganisms, and antimicrobial consumption from January 2017 ‒ December 2020. Hospitals were stratified by the number of beds, Central Venous Catheter (CVC) utilization rate, Mechanical-Ventilation (MV) utilization rate, and type of funding. Statistical analyses were based on time-series plo

SUBMITTER: Freire MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10261712 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature