Healthcare-associated infections in Dutch hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic hospitals reorganized their resources and delivery of care, which may have affected the number of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). We aimed to quantify changes in trends in the number of HAIs in Dutch hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods National surveillance data from 2016 to 2020 on the prevalence of HAIs measured by point prevalence surveys, and the incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) and catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) were used to compare rates between the pre-pandemic (2016–February 2020) and pa... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control ; volume 12, issue 1 ; ISSN 2047-2994 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Pharmacology (medical) / Infectious Diseases / Microbiology (medical) / Public Health / Environmental and Occupational Health |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26690029 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01201-z |