Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection in tertiary care hospitals in 3 Arabian gulf countries: 6-year surveillance study

Hanan H Balkhy; Aiman El-Saed; Seif S Al-Abri; Jameela Alsalman; Huda Alansari; Zaina Al Maskari; Ayman El Gammal; Wafa Al Nasser; Amina AlJardani; Abdulhakeem Althaqafi

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.027

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Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection in tertiary care hospitals in 3 Arabian gulf countries: 6-year surveillance study

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Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection in tertiary care hospitals in 3 Arabian gulf countries: 6-year surveillance study

Hanan H Balkhy, Aiman El-Saed, Seif S Al-Abri, Jameela Alsalman, Huda Alansari, Zaina Al Maskari, Ayman El Gammal, Wafa Al Nasser, Amina AlJardani and Abdulhakeem Althaqafi

American journal of infection control, Vol.45(5), pp.e49-e51

01/05/2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2017.01.027

PMID: 28318648

Abstract

Bahrain - epidemiology

Catheter-Related Infections - epidemiology

Central Venous Catheters - adverse effects

Epidemiological Monitoring

Humans

Oman - epidemiology

Prevalence

Risk Assessment

Saudi Arabia - epidemiology

Sepsis - epidemiology

Tertiary Care Centers

The objective of this study was to compare central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rates in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states with those of the U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) using pooled data from 6 hospitals in 3 GCC countries. The overall CLABSI rate was 3.1 per 1,000 central line days. After adjusting for differences in intensive care unit types, the risk of CLABSI in GCC hospitals was 146% higher than NHSN hospitals but 33% lower than INICC hospitals.

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Title: Rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection in tertiary care hospitals in 3 Arabian gulf countries: 6-year surveillance study
Creators - without role: Hanan H Balkhy - King Abdulaziz Medical City
Aiman El-Saed - King Abdulaziz Medical City
Seif S Al-Abri - Royal Hospital
Jameela Alsalman - Salmaniya Medical Complex
Huda Alansari - Salmaniya Medical Complex
Zaina Al Maskari - Royal Hospital
Ayman El Gammal - King Abdulaziz Hospital
Wafa Al Nasser - Imam Abdulrahman Al Faisal Hospital
Amina AlJardani - Infection Prevention and Control, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Abdulhakeem Althaqafi - King Abdulaziz Medical City
Publication Details: American journal of infection control, Vol.45(5), pp.e49-e51
Identifiers: 9915991608331
Academic Unit: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University; King Abdulaziz University; King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article