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Burden of healthcare-associated infections at six tertiary-care hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A point prevalence survey.

Majid M Alshamrani1, Aiman El-Saed1, Asim Alsaedi2, Ayman El Gammal3, Wafa Al Nasser4, Syed Nazeer5, Hanan H Balkhy1.   

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.

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Year:  2019        PMID: 30777580     DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.338

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol        ISSN: 0899-823X            Impact factor:   3.254


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1.  Infection prevention and control standards and associated factors: Case study of the level of knowledge and practices among nurses in a Saudi Arabian hospital.

Authors:  Rueda Saleh Alojaimy; Keiko Nakamura; Saber Al-Sobaihi; Yuri Tashiro; Nozomi Watanabe; Kaoruko Seino
Journal:  J Prev Med Hyg       Date:  2021-07-30
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