Prevalence of Contamination in the Healthcare Environment and Instruments: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Overview

Journal Germs

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2023 Sep 8

PMID 37680683

Authors

Soroush Borji

Mosayeb Rostamian

Sepide Kadivarian

Sara Kooti

Shirin Dashtbin

Somayeh Hosseinabadi

Ramin Abiri

Amirhooshang Alvandi

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Abstract

Introduction: Worldwide, infection is becoming one of the most common healthcare-associated infections. Management and control of this infection in healthcare facilities are associated with screening for environmental and instrumental contamination. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the overall prevalence of in hospital settings, medical devices, and instruments.

Methods: Four main databases, PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus, were searched using the keywords , clostridia, spp., hospital environments, antibiotic associate colitis, intensive care unit, and ward in combination as a search strategy. The PRISMA checklist was used for selecting eligible studies.

Results: A total of 11 eligible articles published between 2012 and 2021 were included. The overall pooled prevalence of in hospital environments was 14.9%. The highest and lowest prevalence were reported for India (51.1%) and the USA (1.6%), respectively. The highest prevalence was reported for beds (46.3%). A significant heterogeneity was seen between prevalence in hospital environments in different samples. The highest and lowest prevalence was reported for floor corners (63.2%) and privacy curtains (1.4%), respectively.

Conclusions: In conclusion, hospitals' medical devices and environmental surfaces are considered a crucial source of infection. In this regard, we strongly recommend revising and improving the cleaning and disinfection methods in hospitals and quality control of cleaning adequacy.

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