Incidence Rates of Healthcare-Associated Infection in a Pediatric Home Healthcare Service

We describe the incidence rates of home healthcare-associated infections (HHAIs) in a pediatric home healthcare service (PHHCS). The overall incidence density of HHAIs was 11.1 infections per 1,000 patient-days. Average incidence density of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was 6.8 per 1,000 ven...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2012-08, Vol.33 (8), p.845-848
Main Authors: Araujo da Silva, André Ricardo, de Souza, Cristina Vieira, Viana Guimarães, Mario Eduardo, Sargentelli, Guilherme, Ribeiro Gomes, Marisa Zenaide
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Bacteria
Biological and medical sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
Child
Child health services
Child Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Concise Communication
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Female
General aspects
Health care industry
Health care services
Home Care Services - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infection control
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Nurses
Nursing
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - epidemiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - microbiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - prevention & control
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Young Adult
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Summary:We describe the incidence rates of home healthcare-associated infections (HHAIs) in a pediatric home healthcare service (PHHCS). The overall incidence density of HHAIs was 11.1 infections per 1,000 patient-days. Average incidence density of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was 6.8 per 1,000 ventilator-days. Strategies for control of VAP should be prioritized in PHHCSs.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/666627