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. 2021 Aug 12;10(1):119.
doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-00988-7.

Nosocomial infections among COVID-19 patients: an analysis of intensive care unit surveillance data

Clara Chong Hui Ong  1 , Sharifah Farhanah  1 , Kyaw Zaw Linn  2 , Ying Wei Tang  2 , Chu Ying Poon  2 , Allie Yin Lim  2 , Hui Ru Tan  2 , Nur Hafizah Binte Hamed  2 , Xiaowei Huan  1 , Ser Hon Puah  3 , Benjamin C H Ho  3 , Margaret M L Soon  4 , Brenda S P Ang  5   6   7   8 , Shawn Vasoo  1   5   8 , Monica Chan  5   6 , Yee Sin Leo  5   6   8   9 , Oon Tek Ng  5   6   8 , Kalisvar Marimuthu  10   11   12
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Nosocomial infections among COVID-19 patients: an analysis of intensive care unit surveillance data

Clara Chong Hui Ong et al. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. .

Abstract

Surveillance of nosocomial infections, like catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infection, possible ventilator-associated pneumonia and secondary bloodstream infections were observed to study the impact of COVID-19 outbreak in ICUs from Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore between February and June 2020. Higher nosocomial infection rates were observed in COVID-19 patients, although it was not statistically significant. Moreover, COVID-19 patients seem to be more predisposed to CAUTI despite a higher proportion of non-COVID-19 patients having urinary catheters. Thus, continued vigilance to ensure adherence to IPC measures is needed.

Keywords: COVID-19 outbreak; Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI); Device-associated nosocomial infections; Healthcare-associated infections (HAI); Intensive care units (ICU); SARS-CoV-2.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors report no conflict of interest pertinent to this manuscript.

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