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Development and Application of a Surveillance Method for Healthcare-Associated Infections in Long-Term Care Hospitals in Korea
| العنوان: | Development and Application of a Surveillance Method for Healthcare-Associated Infections in Long-Term Care Hospitals in Korea |
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| المؤلفون: | Sun Young Jeong, JeongHwa Choi, Jae Yeun Kim, Hyuk Ga |
| المصدر: | Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, Vol 24, Iss 4, Pp 274-281 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Korea Geriatrics Society, 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Geriatrics |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | long-term care, hospital infections, epidemiology, korea, Medicine, Geriatrics, RC952-954.6 |
| الوصف: | Background This study developed a surveillance method for healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) and investigated the current status of HAIs in LTCHs in Korea. Methods We applied the HAI-related surveillance criteria for long-term care facilities developed by McGeer in six LTCHs. Results The 197 confirmed HAIs corresponded to incidence rates of 30.38/100 inpatients and 1.57/1,000 days of hospitalization and included 84 cases of respiratory tract infection (43.8%), 78 cases of systemic infection (40.6%), 24 cases of gastrointestinal tract infection (12.5%), and 6 cases of skin and soft tissue mucosal infection (2.1%). The subtypes included 78 cases of unexplained febrile illness (40.6%); 40 cases of pneumonia (20.8%); 27 cases of lower respiratory tract infection (14.1%); 21 cases of gastroenteritis (10.9%); 9 cases of influenza-like illness (4.7%); 8 cases of common cold or pharyngitis (4.2%); 4 cases of cellulitis, soft tissue, or wound infection (2.1%); 3 cases of Clostridium difficile infection (1.6%); 1 case of conjunctivitis (0.5%); and 1 case of fungal oral/perioral and skin infection (0.5%). Conclusion Establishing an HAI surveillance method for LTCHs and identifying HAI rates and risk factors among LTCH patients may help prevent HAIs in LTCHs in Korea. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2508-4798 2508-4909 |
| Relation: | http://www.e-agmr.org/upload/pdf/agmr-20-0067.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2508-4798; https://doaj.org/toc/2508-4909 |
| DOI: | 10.4235/agmr.20.0067 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/b50b8b175eb540f9971c8164406e702e |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.b50b8b175eb540f9971c8164406e702e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 25084798 25084909 |
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| DOI: | 10.4235/agmr.20.0067 |