1. Burden of healthcare-associated infections at six tertiary-care hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A point prevalence survey
- Author
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Ayman El Gammal, Aiman El-Saed, Wafa Al Nasser, Asim Alsaedi, Syed Nazeer, Hanan H. Balkhy, and Majid Alshamrani
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,Microbiology (medical) ,Point prevalence survey ,Healthcare associated infections ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Epidemiology ,Urinary system ,Saudi Arabia ,Prevalence ,MEDLINE ,Bacteremia ,030501 epidemiology ,Tertiary care ,Tertiary Care Centers ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Young adult ,Child ,Aged ,Cross Infection ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,Pneumonia ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Infectious Diseases ,Child, Preschool ,Urinary Tract Infections ,Female ,0305 other medical science ,business - Abstract
A point prevalence survey was conducted on May 11, 2017, among inpatients at 6 hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The overall point prevalence was 6.8% (114 of 1,666). The most common types of infections were pneumonia (27.2%), urinary tract infections (20.2%), and bloodstream infections (10.5%). Approximately 19.2% of healthcare-associated infections were device associated.
- Published
- 2019