Trending prevalence of healthcare-associated infections in a tertiary hospital in China during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate both the four-year prevalence trend of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in a large tertiary hospital and the trend regarding the prevalence of HAIs following the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in order to provide evidence of hospital infection management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

Based on the hospital's electronic nosocomial infection databases related to HAIs, we retrospectively identified the HAI cases to assess the epidemiological characteristics of HAIs from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021, in a large tertiary hospital in China. Similarly, the trends of HAIs after the COVID-19 outbreak and the seasonal variation of HAIs were further analyzed.

Results

The HAI cases (n 

SUBMITTER: Rong R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857900 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature