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SG-APSIC1117: Healthcare-associated infections among the obstetrics and gynecology patients with confirmed COVID-19 in Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2023

Ngo Nhung
Affiliation:
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hang Tran
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nhung Ngo
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Anh Dinh
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nga Nguyen
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tham Ngo
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Thang Vu
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Duy Nguyen
Affiliation:
Infection Control Department, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hang Phan
Affiliation:
Vice President, Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Abstract

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Objectives: During the COVID-19 surge, our hospital was overloaded due to the increasingly high volume of patients and lack of resources, which resulted in difficulties in complying with infection control and prevention (IPC) practices. In this study, we estimated healthcare-associated infection (HAI) incidence and relevant factors among COVID-19 patients in Hung Vuong hospital. Methods: This study included all SARS-CoV-2–positive adult patients hospitalized between September 1 and October 31, 2021. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention definition of HAI in the acute-care setting was used. Results: Among 773 patients, 21 (2.72%) developed 26 separate HAIs. The cumulative days of hospitalization were 5,607. The incidence of HAI among COVID-19 patients was 4.64 per 1,000 days of hospitalization. The most frequent HAI was clinically defined pneumonia (46.2%), for which the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rate was 41.9 per 1,000 ventilator days. Among 21 positive cultures, the most frequently isolated microorganisms were pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and escherichia coli. HAIs were significantly associated with the number of central-line days (OR, 1.74; 95% CI, 1.33–2.78), the number of indwelling urinary catheter days (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.05–2.03), the length of administration days (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.07–1.45), antibiotics use prior to HAIs (OR, 0.01; 95% CI, 0.01–0.21), and the number of nasal cannula days (OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.44–0.85). Conclusions: COVID-19 makes patients more vulnerable and may require more invasive procedures, increasing the infection risk by opportunistic pathogens like gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae. Hence, fundamental IPC recommendations should be strongly implemented.

Type
COVID-19
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