Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use at a major referral hospital in Papua New Guinea: a point prevalence survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial use (AMU) are drivers for antimicrobial resistance, and robust data are required to inform interventions and track changes. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of HAI and AMU at Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH), the largest hospital in Papua New Guinea.

Methods

We did a point prevalence survey (PPS) on HAI and AMU at PMGH in May 2023 using the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) PPS protocol. We included all critical care patients and randomly sampled half of the patients in other acute-care wards. We calculated weighted HAI and AMU prevalence estimates to account for this sampling strategy. Weighted HAI estimates were also calculated for an expanded definition that included physici

SUBMITTER: Curtis SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11238180 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature