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. 2017 Jun;145(6):824-832.
doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1167_15.

Point prevalence & risk factor assessment for hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary care hospital in Pune, India

Velu Nair  1 , A K Sahni  2 , Dinesh Sharma  3 , Naveen Grover  2 , S Shankar  1 , A Chakravarty  4 , Seema Patrikar  3 , Kailas Methe  3 , S S Jaiswal  5 , S S Dalal  6 , Anupam Kapur  7 , Rajesh Verma  8 , Jyoti Prakash  9 , Ashutosh Gupta  10 , Anvita Bhansali  11 , Deepak Batura  12 , G Gopal Rao  2 , D P Joshi  12 , B K Chopra  13
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Point prevalence & risk factor assessment for hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary care hospital in Pune, India

Velu Nair et al. Indian J Med Res. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Background & objectives: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are a major challenge to patient safety and have serious public health implications by changing the quality of life of patients and sometimes causing disability or even death. The true burden of HAI remains unknown, particularly in developing countries. The objective of this study was to estimate point prevalence of HAI and study the associated risk factors in a tertiary care hospital in Pune, India.

Methods: A series of four cross-sectional point prevalence surveys were carried out between March and August 2014. Data of each patient admitted were collected using a structured data entry form. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines were used to identify and diagnose patients with HAI.

Results: Overall prevalence of HAI was 3.76 per cent. Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (25%), medical ICU (20%), burns ward (20%) and paediatric ward (12.17%) were identified to have significant association with HAI. Prolonged hospital stay [odds ratio (OR=2.81), mechanical ventilation (OR=18.57), use of urinary catheter (OR=7.89) and exposure to central air-conditioning (OR=8.59) had higher odds of acquiring HAI (P<0.05).

Interpretation & conclusions: HAI prevalence showed a progressive reduction over successive rounds of survey. Conscious effort needs to be taken by all concerned to reduce the duration of hospital stay. Use of medical devices should be minimized and used judiciously. Healthcare infection control should be a priority of every healthcare provider. Such surveys should be done in different healthcare settings to plan a response to reducing HAI.

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Conflicts of Interest: None.

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