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).