Prevalence and Outcomes of Infection Among Patients in Intensive Care Units in 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Infection is frequent among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Contemporary information about the types of infections, causative pathogens, and outcomes can aid the development of policies for prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and resource allocation and may assist in the design of interventional studies.

Objective

To provide information about the prevalence and outcomes of infection and the available resources in ICUs worldwide.

Design, setting, and participants

Observational 24-hour point prevalence study with longitudinal follow-up at 1150 centers in 88 countries. All adult patients (aged ≥18 years) treated at a participating ICU during a 24-hour period commencing at 08:00 on September 13, 2017, were included. The final follow-up date was Novembe

SUBMITTER: Vincent JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7093816 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature