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

Rosenthal, Victor; Myatra, Sheila; Divatia, Jigeeshu; Biswas, Sanjay; Shrivastava, Anjana; Al-Ruzzieh, Majeda; Ayaad, Omar; Bat-Erdene, Ariungerel; Bat-Erdene, Ider; Narankhuu, Batsaikhan; Gupta, Debkishore; Mandal, Subhranshu; Sengupta, Sankar; Joudi, Hala; Omeis, Ibrahim; Agha, Hala; Fathallala, Amr; Mohahmed, El; Yesiler, Irem; ORAL, MEHMET; ÖZÇELİK, MENEKŞE; Mehta, Yatin; Sarma, Smita; Chatterjee, Souranshu; Belkebir, Souad; Kanaa, Alaa; Jeetawi, Rawan; Mclaughlin, Samantha; Shultz, James; Bearman, Gonzalo; Jin, Zhilin; Yin, Ruijie

doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.041

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

Rosenthal V. D., Myatra S. N., Divatia J. V., Biswas S., Shrivastava A., Al-Ruzzieh M. A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.118, pp.83-88, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 118
Publication Date: 2022
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijid.2022.02.041
Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
Page Numbers: pp.83-88
Keywords: Surveillance, Infection control, Infection prevention, Health care-associated infection, Nosocomial infection, Hospital infection, COVID-19, Coronavirus, INICC, International nosocomial infection control consortium, Low- and middle-income countries, Developing countries, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTIONS, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA, MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH, CONTROL STRATEGY, RATES, ADULT
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

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).