The impact of COVID-19 on health care–associated infections in intensive care units in low- and middle-income countries: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings

The impact of COVID-19 on health care–associated infections in intensive care units in low- and middle-income countries: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings

ABSTRACT: Background: This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health care–associated infection (HAI) incidence in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: Patients from 7 LMICs were followed up during hospital intensive care unit (ICU) stays from January 2019 to May 202...

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Main Authors: Victor D. Rosenthal, Sheila Nainan Myatra, Jigeeshu Vasishtha Divatia, Sanjay Biswas, Anjana Shrivastava, Majeda A. Al-Ruzzieh, Omar Ayaad, Ariungerel Bat-Erdene, Ider Bat-Erdene, Batsaikhan Narankhuu, Debkishore Gupta, Subhranshu Mandal, Sankar Sengupta, Hala Joudi, Ibrahim Omeis, Hala Mounir Agha, Amr Fathallala, El Hossein Mohahmed, Irem Yesiler, Mehmet Oral, Menekse Ozcelik, Yatin Mehta, Smita Sarma, Souranshu Chatterjee, Souad Belkebir, Alaa Kanaa, Rawan Jeetawi, Samantha A. Mclaughlin, James M. Shultz, Gonzalo Bearman, Zhilin Jin, Ruijie Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Surveillance
Infection control
Infection prevention
Health care–associated infection
Nosocomial infection
Hospital infection
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