Lena Barrera1, Walter Zingg2, Fabian Mendez3, Didier Pittet4. 1. Department of Internal Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia; Epidemiology Unit, University Hospital of Valle, Cali, Colombia. 2. Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. 3. Department of Internal Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Valle, Cali, Colombia. 4. Infection Control Program, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; World Health Organization Collaborating Center on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: didier.pittet@hcuge.ch.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene is an effective strategy for the prevention of health care-associated infection (HAI). We investigated the effect of a hand hygiene promotion strategy introducing alcohol-based handrub (AHBR) on the incidence of HAI in a university hospital in Colombia. METHODS: A Prospective cohort study was performed in 6 intensive care units from January 2001 to December 2005. HAI were identified using standard US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitions. Alcohol-based handrub dispensers were installed between February and June 2002. RESULTS: Total ABHR consumption was 5,794 L (mean, 28.9 L per 1,000 patient-days) and significantly increased over time (+9.2% per year; P < .001). Of 14,516 patients cumulating 166,498 patient-days, 2,398 (16.5%) acquired a total of 3,490 HAI episodes (20.9 per 1,000 patient-days). Incidence densities for central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia, and urinary tract infections were 7.7, 10.6, and 3.6 episodes per 1,000 device-days, respectively. A significant decrease was observed for CLABSI (-12.7% per year; P < .001) with low nurse-to-patient ratio independently associated with infection (odds ratio, 1.11; 95% confidence interval: 1.07-1.16; P < .001). CONCLUSION: Improved hand hygiene measured by increased ABHR consumption resulted in CLABSI reduction. Low nurse-to-patient ratio is independently associated with HAI in an upper-middle income country.
BACKGROUND: Hand hygiene is an effective strategy for the prevention of health care-associated infection (HAI). We investigated the effect of a hand hygiene promotion strategy introducing alcohol-based handrub (AHBR) on the incidence of HAI in a university hospital in Colombia. METHODS: A Prospective cohort study was performed in 6 intensive care units from January 2001 to December 2005. HAI were identified using standard US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definitions. Alcohol-based handrub dispensers were installed between February and June 2002. RESULTS: Total ABHR consumption was 5,794 L (mean, 28.9 L per 1,000 patient-days) and significantly increased over time (+9.2% per year; P < .001). Of 14,516 patients cumulating 166,498 patient-days, 2,398 (16.5%) acquired a total of 3,490 HAI episodes (20.9 per 1,000 patient-days). Incidence densities for central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), ventilator-associated pneumonia, and urinary tract infections were 7.7, 10.6, and 3.6 episodes per 1,000 device-days, respectively. A significant decrease was observed for CLABSI (-12.7% per year; P < .001) with low nurse-to-patient ratio independently associated with infection (odds ratio, 1.11; 95% confidence interval: 1.07-1.16; P < .001). CONCLUSION: Improved hand hygiene measured by increased ABHR consumption resulted in CLABSI reduction. Low nurse-to-patient ratio is independently associated with HAI in an upper-middle income country.
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