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AuthorIsmaeil, Rehab
AuthorNahas, Abdul Rahman Fata
AuthorKamarudin, Norhidayah Binti
AuthorAbubakar, Usman
AuthorMat-Nor, Mohamad Basri
AuthorMohamed, Mohamad Haniki Nik
Available date2024-01-24T09:25:27Z
Publication Date2023-12-01
Publication NameBMC Infectious Diseases
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08770-3
CitationIsmaeil, R., Nahas, A. R. F., Kamarudin, N. B., Abubakar, U., Mat-Nor, M. B., & Mohamed, M. H. N. (2023). Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. BMC Infectious Diseases, 23(1), 779.‏
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/51159
AbstractBackground: Infection prevention measures are the gold standard for preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in infection prevention measures, and this has implications on the rate of HAIs. This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the rate and the types of HAIs at Sultan Ahmed Shah Hospital. Method: This is a retrospective cohort study that compared the rate of HAIs from April to October 2019 (pre COVID period) and April to October 2020 (during COVID period). Data was collected through the review of patients’ electronic medical records. Results: There were a total of 578 patients included in the selected wards during the pre- and during the pandemic. Thirty-nine episodes (12.1%) of HAIs were report in the pre COVID period and 29 (11.3%) during COVID-19. In both periods, hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) was the most frequent HAI among the patients. There was a rise in catheter-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) (0.8%) and ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) (1.1%) during the COVID-19 period. The most common bacteria were methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) (28.2%) and Enterococcus faecalis (17.9%) in the Pre COVID-19 period, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (27.6%) and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (6.9%) during COVID-19. Conclusion: Our research concluded that the rates of HAIs during the COVID-19 pandemic were not significantly impacted by the improved in-hospital infection prevention efforts to control the pandemic. There is need for further efforts to promote adherence to preventive practices.
Languageen
PublisherBioMed Central Ltd
SubjectCOVID-19
Hospital acquired infection
Infection prevention and control
Prevalence
TitleEvaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
TypeArticle
Pagination779
Issue Number1
Volume Number23
dc.accessType Open Access


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