Device-associated Infection Rates, Mortality, Length of Stay and Bacterial Resistance in Intensive Care Units in Ecuador: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's Findings

Overview

Journal World J Biol Chem

Publisher Baishideng Publishing Group

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2017 Mar 15

PMID 28289522

Citations 18

Authors

Estuardo Salgado Yepez

Maria M Bovera

Victor D Rosenthal

Hugo A Gonzalez Flores

Leonardo Pazmino

Francisco Valencia

Nelly Alquinga

Vanessa Ramirez

Edgar Jara

Miguel Lascano

Veronica Delgado

Cristian Cevallos

Gasdali Santacruz

Cristian Pelaez

Celso Zaruma

Diego Barahona Pinto

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Abstract

Aim: To report the results of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) study conducted in Quito, Ecuador.

Methods: A device-associated healthcare-acquired infection (DA-HAI) prospective surveillance study conducted from October 2013 to January 2015 in 2 adult intensive care units (ICUs) from 2 hospitals using the United States Centers for Disease Control/National Healthcare Safety Network (CDC/NHSN) definitions and INICC methods.

Results: We followed 776 ICU patients for 4818 bed-days. The central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate was 6.5 per 1000 central line (CL)-days, the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rate was 44.3 per 1000 mechanical ventilator (MV)-days, and the catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rate was 5.7 per 1000 urinary catheter (UC)-days. CLABSI and CAUTI rates in our ICUs were similar to INICC rates [4.9 (CLABSI) and 5.3 (CAUTI)] and higher than NHSN rates [0.8 (CLABSI) and 1.3 (CAUTI)] - although device use ratios for CL and UC were higher than INICC and CDC/NSHN's ratios. By contrast, despite the VAP rate was higher than INICC (16.5) and NHSN's rates (1.1), MV DUR was lower in our ICUs. Resistance of to imipenem and meropenem was 75.0%, and of to ciprofloxacin and piperacillin-tazobactam was higher than 72.7%, all them higher than CDC/NHSN rates. Excess length of stay was 7.4 d for patients with CLABSI, 4.8 for patients with VAP and 9.2 for patients CAUTI. Excess crude mortality in ICUs was 30.9% for CLABSI, 14.5% for VAP and 17.6% for CAUTI.

Conclusion: DA-HAI rates in our ICUs from Ecuador are higher than United States CDC/NSHN rates and similar to INICC international rates.

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