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“HAI Rates, Length Of Stay, Mortality, Microorganism Profile, And Bacterial Resistance In ICU. Data By Country: Findings Of INICC Members” Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, MSC, CIC INICC Founder and Chairman [email protected] .

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“HAI Rates, Length Of Stay, Mortality, Microorganism Profile, And Bacterial

Resistance In ICU. Data By Country:

Findings Of INICC Members”

Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal, MD, MSC, CIC INICC Founder and Chairman

[email protected]

.

Peer Review Manuscripts indexed in Pubmed, published by INICC

Members from: Latin America

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Overall nosocomial infection rates by hospital.

Hospital Hospital discharges

(n)

Patients with NI

Patients with NI (%)

Patient days

Number of NI

NI per 1000 patient days

A 23 10 43.0 293 20 68.0

B 101 18 17.8 527 26 49.3

C 89 29 53.9 602 82 136.21

Total 213 57 26.76 1422 128 90

Nosocomial infections in medical-surgical intensive care units in Argentina: attributable mortality and length of stay. Rosenthal VD, Guzman S, Orellano PAm J Infect Control. 2003 Aug;31(5):291-5.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 1998-1999

Table 2. Distribution of nosocomial infection sites

Infection Site N %

Central Line-associated bloodstream infection 41 32

Ventilator-associated pneumonia 32 25

Catheter-associated Urinary tract infection 29 22.6

Peripheral line-associated Phlebitis 2 1.6

Peripheral line-associated BSI 10 7.8 Non ventilator-associated Pneumonia 14 10.9

Total 128 100

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Nosocomial infections in medical-surgical intensive care units in Argentina: attributable mortality and length of stay. Rosenthal VD, Guzman S, Orellano PAm J Infect Control. 2003 Aug;31(5):291-5.

Period of this Study: 1998-1999

Table 3. Site-specific nosocomial infection rates.

Infection site Device days NI Rate per 1000 device days

CR BSI 919 41 44.61

CAUTI 1286 29 22.55

VAP 629 32 50.87

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Nosocomial infections in medical-surgical intensive care units in Argentina: attributable mortality and length of stay. Rosenthal VD, Guzman S, Orellano PAm J Infect Control. 2003 Aug;31(5):291-5.

Period of this Study: 1998-1999

Table 4. Attributable Mortality, and ALOS extra Days.

Infection site ALOS Attributable extra days

Mortality Attributable mortality

CR BSI 26.08 13.94 (15/24) 62.5 25.3

CAUTI 17.50 5.36 (6/14) 42.9 5.7

VAP 22.14 10.00 (10/14) 71.4 34.2

Control 12.14 - (16/43) 37.2 -

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Nosocomial infections in medical-surgical intensive care units in Argentina: attributable mortality and length of stay. Rosenthal VD, Guzman S, Orellano PAm J Infect Control. 2003 Aug;31(5):291-5.

Period of this Study: 1998-1999

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Features of the consortium hospitals and ICUs studied

        hospital     Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Hospital D Overall

Hospitals, n 1 1 1 1 4 Academic

Teaching

1 0 0 0 1 (25%)

Public 1 1 1 1 100 (100%) Private Community

0 0 0 0 0 (0%)

ICUs, n 2 1 1 1 5 Experience of ICP (range), years

5 2 5 7 4-5

Patients n 656 289 270 142 1357 Patients-days n 5213 878 1952 839 8882 ASIS score, mean 3.92 (2569/654) 3.29 (861/261) 4.45 (24/107) 3.54

(297/119) 3.62

(3834/1058)

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A,

Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N. Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2002-2004

Table 2. Device usage in the ICUs studied

  hospital        

  Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Hospital D Overall

Total ICU days 5213 878 1952 839 8882

           

Ventilator-days 1743 67 1352 399 3561

Ventilator usage 0.33 0.08 0.69 0.48 0.40

           

CVC-days 5593 642 1785 686 8706

CVC usage 1.07 0.73 0.91 0.82 0.98

           

Urinary catheter-days

3116 676 1709 729 6230

Catheter usage 0.60 0.77 0.88 0.87 0.70

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A,

Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N. Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2004

Table 3. VAP in the participant ICUs

  Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Hospital D Overall

VAP, no.of cases 40 0 27 2 69 Rate per 100 patients (%) 6.1 0.0 10.0 1.4 5.1 (69/1357)

Rate per 1000 ventilator-days 22.9 0.0 19.9 5.0 19.4 (69/3561)

            Proportion of cases (%):          

Acinetobacter spp 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 Candida spp. 2.5 0.0 3.7 0.0 2.9 E.Coli 8.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 7.2 Enterobacter 8.0 0.0 26.0 0.0 14.5 Klebsiella 12.5 0.0 3.7 0.0 8.7 Micrococo 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 Proteus 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.4 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 17.5 0.0 37.0 0.0 24.6

Staphylococcus aureus 12.5 0.0 14.8 0.0 13.0

Coagulase-negative staphylococci 2.5 0.0 3.7 0.0 2.9

Serratia 5.0 0.0 3.7 0.0 4.3

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A,

Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N. Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2004

Table 4. CVC- related BSI in the participant ICUs

  Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Hospital D Overall CVC-related BSI, no. of cases 100 4 27 16 147 Rate per 100 patients (%) 15.2 1.4 10.0 11.3 10.8 (147/1357) Rate per 1000 CVC-days 17.9 6.2 15.1 23.3 16.9 (147/8706)             Proportion of cases (%):           Acinetobacter spp 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 Alcaligenes 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 Candida spp. 0.0 0.0 23.8 0.0 4.1 Citrobacter 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 Criptococcus 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 E.Coli 0.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.8 Enterobacter 7.0 0.0 14.3 0.0 8.2 Klebsiella 2.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 2.5 Proteus 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 7.4 Staph Staphylococcus aureus 5.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 4.9

Coagulase-negative staphylococci 27.0 0.0 9.5 0.0 23.8 Serratia 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 Salmonella 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A,

Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N. Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2004

Table 5. CAUTI in the participant ICUs

  Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Hospital D Overall

CAUTI, no. of cases 30 3 31 2 66 Rate per 100 patients (%) 4.6 1.0 11.5 1.4 4.9 (66/1357)

Rate per 1000 catheter-days 9.6 4.4 18.1 2.7 10.6 (66/8882)

            Proportion of cases (%):          

Acinetobacter spp 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 Candida spp. 3.3 0.0 61.3 0.0 32.8 E.Coli 20.0 100.0 3.2 0.0 12.5 Enterobacter 6.7 0.0 12.9 0.0 9.4 Klebsiella 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 Morgane 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 Proteus 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6.7 0.0 9.7 50.0 9.4

Staphylococcus aureus 0.0 0.0 9.7 0.0 4.7

Coagulase-negative staphylococci 0.0 0.0 3.2 0.0 1.6

Serratia 23.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.9

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A,

Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N. Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2004

Table 6. Mortality of device-associated nosocomial infections in the participants ICUs

  Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Hospital D Overall RR 95% CI P-value

Overall Crude Mortality of patients without infection, %

25.9 (126/487) 2.5 (7/280) 21.3 (45/211) 14.8 (18/122) 17.8 (196/1100) 1.0 - -

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with VAP, %

47.5 (19/40) 0.0 (0/0) 25.9 (7/27) 50 (1/2) 39.1 (27/69) 2.20 1.47 – 3.28 0.0000

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with CVC-associated BSI, %

52.0 (52/100) 0.0 (0/4) 25.9 (7/27) 6.3 (1/16) 40.8 (60/147) 2.29 1.72 – 3.06 0.0000

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with CAUTI, %

36.7 (11/30) 0.0 (0/3) 29.0 (9/31) 0.0 (0/2) 30.3 (20/66) 1.70 1.07 – 2.69 0.0220

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A,

Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N. Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2004

Table 7. Comparison of device utilization and rates of device–associated nosocomial infection in the ICUs

of the consortium and in U.S. ICUs.

  U.S. NNIS- 1992-2004

These hospitals RR

Device utilization      

Mechanical ventilator 0.35 – 0.43* 0.40 (0.08 – 0.69) + 0.93

Central vascular catheter

0.49 - 0.56 0.98 (0.73 - 1.07) 1.75

Urinary catheter 0.78 – 0.82 0.70 (0.60 – 0.88) 0.85

       

Rates, per 1000 device-days      

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

4.6 – 5.1 19.4 (5.0 – 22.9) 3.8

CVC-associated bloodstream infection

3.1 - 3.4 16.9 (6.2 – 23.3) 5.0

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection

3.1- 3.3 10.6 (2.7 – 18.1) 3.2

       

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units in four Mexican public hospitals Ramirez Barba EJ, Rosenthal VD, Higuera F, Oropeza MS, Hernández HT, López MS, Lona EL, Duarte P, Ruiz J, Hernandez RR, Chavez A,

Cerrato IP, Ramirez GE, Safdar N. Am J Infect Control. 2006 May;34(4):244-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2004

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

TABLE 1. Features of three International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium member hospitals in Brazil

Variable Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Total Hospitals, n 1 1 1 3

Academic teaching 0 1 0 1 (33.3%) Public 1 0 0 1 (33.3%) Private community 0 0 1 1 (33.3%)

Hospital beds, n 750 480 180 1 410 Experience of infection control practitioners, y

6 14 9 6-14

Intensive care units (ICUs), n

3 1 1 5

ICU type Medical-surgical Medical-surgical Medical-surgical Medical-surgical ICU beds, n 35 14 9 58 Surveillance period 10/03 to 10/04 4/03 to 6/03 6/04 to 2/06 4/03 to 2/06 Patients studied, n 705 142 184 1 031 Total ICU days, d 7 942 673 1 678 10 293 Male, % 55.3 52.8 50.5 54.1% Mean age of patient, y 53.6 55.7 68.1 56.5 Mean ASISa 3.59 2.57 3.90 3.51 Device utilization (DU)b        

Ventilator, d 5 344 424 734 6 502 Ratio of ventilator use 0.67 0.63 0.44 0.63 Central venous catheter, d

7 648 620 1 226 9 494

Ratio of central venous catheter use

0.96 0.92 0.73 0.92

Urinary catheter, d 6 768 619 1 430 8 817 Ratio of urinary catheter use

0.85 0.92 0.85 0.86

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in intensive care units of Brazilian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Salomao R, Rosenthal VD, Grimberg G, Nouer S, Blecher S, Buchner-Ferreira S, Vianna R, Maretti-da-Silva MA. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Sep;24(3):195-202.

Period of this Study: 2003-2006

TABLE 2. Device-associated infections per 1000 device-days in intensive care units of three

Brazilian INICC member hospitals

Infection site

Device type

Device-days (n)

DAIs (n) Distribution of DAIs (%)

Rate per 100

patients

Rate per 1000

device-daysa

VAP MV 6 502 254 44.3 13.2 20.9

CVC-BSI CVC 9 494 26 28.0 8.3 9.1

CAUTI UC 8 817 27 27.7 8.2 9.6

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in intensive care units of Brazilian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Salomao R, Rosenthal VD, Grimberg G, Nouer S, Blecher S, Buchner-Ferreira S, Vianna R, Maretti-da-Silva

MA. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Sep;24(3):195-202.

Period of this Study: 2003-2006

TABLE 3. Microbiological profile of DAIs in the intensive care units of three INICC

member hospitals in Brazil

Pathogen Proportion of cases (%) Enterobacteriaceae 22.8 Pseudomonas spp. 22.6 Candida spp. 15.9 Acinetobacter spp. 14.6 Staphylococcus aureus 11.3 Coagulase-negative staphylococci 8.4 Enterococcus spp. 2.5 Stenotrophomonas spp. 0.8 Streptococcus spp. 0.8

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in intensive care units of Brazilian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Salomao R, Rosenthal VD, Grimberg G, Nouer S, Blecher S, Buchner-Ferreira S, Vianna R, Maretti-da-Silva

MA. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Sep;24(3):195-202.

Period of this Study: 2003-2006

TABLE 4. Resistance of pathogens in the intensive care units of three INICC member hospitals in Brazil

Bacteria Antibiotic used Percentage resistance

Enterobacteriaceae Ceftriaxone 96.7

Enterobacteriaceae Ceftazidime 79.3

Enterobacteriaceae Piperacillin-tazobactam 85.7

Enterococci Vancomycin 0.0

P. aeruginosa Ciprofloxacin 71.3

P. aeruginosa Ceftazidime 75.5

P. aeruginosa Imipenem 27.7

P. aeruginosa Piperacillin-tazobactam 100

S. aureus Methicillin 95.7

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in intensive care units of Brazilian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Salomao R, Rosenthal VD, Grimberg G, Nouer S, Blecher S, Buchner-Ferreira S, Vianna R, Maretti-da-Silva

MA. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Sep;24(3):195-202.

Period of this Study: 2003-2006

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Features of the consortium hospitals and ICUs studied

          Hospital          

  A B C D E F G H I Overall

Hospitals, n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9

Academic

teaching

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (22.2%)

Public 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 (33.3%)

Private

Community

0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 (44.4%)

ICUs, n 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 10

Experience of

ICP (range),

years

8 5 8 15 4 4 30 4 5 4-30

Patients n 478 154 578 291 239 58 52 26 296 2172

Patients-days n 3878 1127 3210 1497 1108 542 372 233 2636 14603

Sex % (male) 58.6 59.1 55.9 44.0 59.0 51.7 40.4 53.8 56.4 55.0

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rate and mortality in intensive care units of 9 Colombian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium.Moreno CA, Rosenthal VD, Olarte N, Gomez WV, Sussmann O, Agudelo JG, Rojas C,

Osorio L, Linares C, Valderrama A, Mercado PG, Bernate PH, Vergara GR, Pertuz AM, Mojica BE, Navarrete Mdel P, Romero AS, Henriquez D. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;27(4):349-56.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

Table 2. Overall microbiological profile and bacterial resistance in the participant ICUs

Proportion of cases (%):   Acinetobacter 4.5 Alcaligenes 0.6 Candida 5.1 E.Coli 14.2 Enterobacter 7.4 Enterococcus 2.3 Haemophilius 2.3 Klebsiella 14.8 Proteus 1.1 Pseudomonas aeruginosa 11.4 Staphylococcus aureus 25.6 Coagulase-negative staphylococci 9.7 Serratia 0.6 Streptococcus 0.6     Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):   S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 65.4 (17/26) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 40.0 (10/25) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 28.3 (13/46) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacilina tazobactma 37.5 (6/16) P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 40.0 (6/15) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 50.0 (5/10) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 19.0 (4/21) P. aeruginosa / piperacilina tazobactma 33.3 (2/6) Enterococci/ vancomycin 0.0

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rate and mortality in intensive care units of 9 Colombian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium.Moreno CA, Rosenthal VD, Olarte N, Gomez WV, Sussmann O, Agudelo JG, Rojas C,

Osorio L, Linares C, Valderrama A, Mercado PG, Bernate PH, Vergara GR, Pertuz AM, Mojica BE, Navarrete Mdel P, Romero AS, Henriquez D. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;27(4):349-56.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

Table 3. Device associated infection rates in the participant ICUs

VAP, no. of cases 86 Rate per 100 patients (%) 4.0 (86/2172) Rate per 1000 ventilator-days 10.0 (86/8593) CVC-related BSI, no. of cases 126 Rate per 100 patients (%) 5.8 (126/2172) Rate per 1000 CVC-days 11.3 (126/11110) CAUTI, no. of cases 54 Rate per 100 patients (%) 2.5 (54/2172) Rate per 1000 catheter-days 4.3 (54/12433)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rate and mortality in intensive care units of 9 Colombian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium.Moreno CA, Rosenthal VD, Olarte N, Gomez WV, Sussmann O, Agudelo JG, Rojas C,

Osorio L, Linares C, Valderrama A, Mercado PG, Bernate PH, Vergara GR, Pertuz AM, Mojica BE, Navarrete Mdel P, Romero AS, Henriquez D. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;27(4):349-56.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

Table 4. Extra Mortality of device-associated nosocomial infections in the participants ICUs

  Crude

Mortality Extra

mortality RR IC % P. value

Patients without

infection, % 18.1 - 1.0    

Patients with VAP, % 35.0 16.9 1.93 1.24 – 3.00 0.0028

Patients with CVC-

associated BSI, % 36.6 18.5 2.02 1.42 – 2.87 0.0000

Patients with CAUTI, % 28.6 10.5 1.58 0.78 – 3.18 0.1987

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rate and mortality in intensive care units of 9 Colombian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium.Moreno CA, Rosenthal VD, Olarte N, Gomez WV, Sussmann O, Agudelo JG, Rojas C,

Osorio L, Linares C, Valderrama A, Mercado PG, Bernate PH, Vergara GR, Pertuz AM, Mojica BE, Navarrete Mdel P, Romero AS, Henriquez D. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;27(4):349-56.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

Table 5. Comparison of device utilization and rates of device–associated nosocomial infection in the ICUs of the consortium and

in U.S. ICUs.

  U.S. NNIS- 1992-2004 1

INICC Hospitals- 2002-2005

RR

Device utilization      

Mechanical ventilator 0.35 – 0.43* 0.59 1.37

Central vascular catheter 0.49 - 0.56 0.76 1.35

Urinary catheter 0.78 – 0.82 0.85 1.03

       

Rates, per 1000 device-days      

Ventilator-associated pneumonia 4.6 – 5.1 10.0 1.96

CVC-associated bloodstream infection 3.1 - 3.4 11.3 3.32

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection

3.1- 3.3 4.3 1.30

       

Proportion (%) of device-associated infections with resistance:

     

S.aureus / methicillin. 48.1 36.2 0.75

Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 17.4 36.2 2.08

Enterococci / vancomycin 13.6 0.0 -

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rate and mortality in intensive care units of 9 Colombian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium.Moreno CA, Rosenthal VD, Olarte N, Gomez WV, Sussmann O, Agudelo JG, Rojas C,

Osorio L, Linares C, Valderrama A, Mercado PG, Bernate PH, Vergara GR, Pertuz AM, Mojica BE, Navarrete Mdel P, Romero AS, Henriquez D. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Apr;27(4):349-56.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Features of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Hospitals and Intensive Care Units*

Hospitals A and B, Havana, Cuba.

Variable Medical Surgical ICU Trauma ICU Overall ICUs, n 1 1 2 Hospitals, n (%) 1 1 2

Academic teaching 1 1 2 (100%) Public 0 0 0 Private community 0 0 0

Patients studied, n 836 1,146 1,982 Total ICU days, d 4,762 9,750 14,512 Device use*

Ventilator days, d 1,902 4,515 6,417 Ventilator use, 0.40 0.46 0.44 CL days, d 3,028 6,863 9,891 CL use, 0.64 0.70 0.68 Urinary catheter days, d 3,867 6,822 10,689 Urinary catheter use, 0.81 0.70 0.74

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in adult intensive care units of Cuban university hospitals: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Guanche-Garcell H, Requejo-Pino O, Rosenthal VD, Morales-Pérez C, Delgado-González

O, Fernández-González D. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 May;15(5):e357-62.

Period of this Study: 2006-2009

Table 2. Device associated infections per 1000 devices days: VAP, CLA-BSI, and CAUTI. Hospitals A and B,

Havana, Cuba.

Infection site Device type

Device- days

DA-HAI Distribution of device associated DA-HAI (%)

Rate per 100 patients

Rate per 1000 device-days

VAP (Overall rate) MV 6,417 337 76% 17.0% 52.5 (95% CI 47.2 – 58.3) Trauma ICU MV 4,515 298 78% 26.0% 66.0 (95% CI 58.9 – 73.7) Medical Surgical ICU MV 1,902 39 63% 4.7% 20.5 (95% CI 14.6 – 27.9) CLA-BSI (Overall rate) CL 9,891 20 4% 1.0% 2.0 (95% CI 1.2 – 3.1) Trauma ICU CL 6,863 13 3% 1.1% 1.9 (95% CI 1.0 – 3.3) Medical Surgical ICU CL 3,028 7 11% 0.8% 2.3 (95% CI 0.9 – 4.8) CAUTI (Overall rate) UC 10,689 87 20% 4.4% 8.1 (95% CI 6.5 – 10.0) Trauma ICU UC 6,822 71 19% 6.2% 10.4 (95% CI 8.1 – 13.1) Medical Surgical ICU UC 3,867 16 26% 1.9% 4.1 (95% CI 2.4 – 6.7)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in adult intensive care units of Cuban university hospitals: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Guanche-Garcell H, Requejo-Pino O, Rosenthal VD, Morales-Pérez C, Delgado-González

O, Fernández-González D. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 May;15(5):e357-62.

Period of this Study: 2006-2009

Table 3.Hand Hygiene compliance in the participant ICUs. Comparison per stratum. Hospital A, Havana, Cuba.

Variable % ( # HH / # opportunities)

Comparison RR 95% CI P.Value Gender Female 45.2% F vs M 1.15 0.83 - 1.58 0.3921 Male 51.9% HCW Nurses 49.3% Ns vs Ph 1.48 0.21 - 10.57 0.6950 Physicians 43.3% Ns vs AS 1.14 0.64 - 2.01 0.6574 Ancillary Staff 33.3% Ph vs AS 1.30 0.17 - 9.94 0.7998 Procedure Non-invasive 46.3% NI vs I 1.15 0.82 - 1.61 0.4218 invasive 53.1% Work Shift Morning 49.5% M vs A 1.05 0.76 - 1.46 0.7746 Afternoon 47.2%

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Device-associated infection rates in adult intensive care units of Cuban university hospitals: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Guanche-Garcell H, Requejo-Pino O, Rosenthal VD, Morales-Pérez C, Delgado-González

O, Fernández-González D. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 May;15(5):e357-62.

Period of this Study: 2006-2009

Table 4. Extra Mortality of patients with device-associated nosocomial infections in the Medical-Surgical ICU. Hospital

A, Havana, Cuba.

patients (n)* Crude Mortality

Extra Mortality RR 95% CI P-value

Patients without infection, %

782 33.0% - 1.0

Patients with CLA-BSI, % 4 50.0% 17% 1.52 0.4 – 6.1 0.5552

Patients with VAP, % 5 80.0% 47% 2.42 0.9 – 6.5 0.0693

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in adult intensive care units of Cuban university hospitals: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Guanche-Garcell H, Requejo-Pino O, Rosenthal VD, Morales-Pérez C, Delgado-González

O, Fernández-González D. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 May;15(5):e357-62.

Period of this Study: 2006-2009

Table 5. Extra Length of stay of patients with device-associated nosocomial infections in the Medical-Surgical

ICU.Hospital A, Havana, Cuba.

Average Length of Stay

Extra Length of Stay 95% CI RR

Patients without infection, days 4.9 - 4.6 - 5.2 1.0

Patients with CLA-BSI, days 23.3 18.3 9.4 - 85.8 4.7

Patients with VAP, days 23.8 18.9 10.5 - 73.3 4.9

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in adult intensive care units of Cuban university hospitals: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Guanche-Garcell H, Requejo-Pino O, Rosenthal VD, Morales-Pérez C, Delgado-González

O, Fernández-González D. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 May;15(5):e357-62.

Period of this Study: 2006-2009

Table 6. Microorganism profile in the participant ICUs. Hospital A, Havana, Cuba.

Microorganism related to DA-HAI

CLA-BSI related VAP related CAUTI related Overall %

Acinetobacter spp. 33.3% 15.4% 0% 10.3%

Escherichia coli 33.3% 15.4% 53.8% 34.5%

Klebsiella spp. 0% 23.1% 15.4% 17.2%

Pseudomonas spp. 0% 30.8% 7.7% 17.2%

Pneumoccoccus spp. 0% 7.7% 0% 3.4%

coagulasa negative Staphylococcus

33.3% 7.7% 23.1% 17.2%

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in adult intensive care units of Cuban university hospitals: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Guanche-Garcell H, Requejo-Pino O, Rosenthal VD, Morales-Pérez C, Delgado-González

O, Fernández-González D. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 May;15(5):e357-62.

Period of this Study: 2006-2009

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Table 1. Features of the consortium hospitals, ICUs and patients studied

Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall

Hospitals, n 1 1 1 3 Academic Teaching 0 0 0 0 Public 1 0 1 2 (66.7%) Private Community 0 1 0 1 (33.3%) ICUs, n 1 1 1 3 Experience of ICP (range), years 8 2 8 6 Patients n 473 357 345 1175 Patients-days n 2129 1577 1935 5641 Sex % (male) 50.1 64.4 56.5 56.3 (662/5641) Age 47.3 61.6 62.5 56.1 ASIS score, mean 2.76 2.28 3.17 2.70

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 2. Global rates of health care associated infection by 100 patients and by 1000 bed days

Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall

Number of HCAI 46 48 38 132

Number of patients 473 357 345 1175

HCAI (%) 9.7 13.4 11.0 11.2

Bed days 2129 1577 1935 5641

HCAI per 1000 bed days

21.6 30.4 19.6 23.4

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 3. Proportion of Health care associated infections in the ICU studied

Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall

Total NI 46 48 38 132

Proportion of VAP (%) 69.6 47.9 65.8 60.6

Proportion of CVC-related BSI (%)

13.0 29.2 26.3 22.7

Proportion of CAUTI (%) 17.4 22.9 7.9 16.7

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 4. Device usage in the ICUs studied

Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall Total ICU days 2129 1577 1935 5641 Ventilator-days 964 552 1184 2700 Ventilator usage 0.45 0.35 0.61 0.48 CVC-days 1310 1063 1458 3831 CVC usage 0.62 0.67 0.75 0.68 Urinary catheter-days

1733 936 1830 4499

Catheter usage 0.81 0.59 0.95 0.80

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 5. Overall microbiological profile and bacterial resistance in the participant ICUs

Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter 7.5 (3/40) 0 8.0 (2/25) 4.7 (5/107) Candida spp. 10.0 (4/40) 33.3 (14/42) 0 16.8 (18/107) Citrobacter 0 0 4.0 (1/25) 0.9 (1/107) E.Coli 10.0 (4/40) 11.9 (5/107) 8.0 (2/25) 10.3 (11/107) Enterobacter 10.0 (4/40) 19.0 (8/42) 4.0 (1/25) 12.1 (13/107) Enterococcus 7.5 (3/40) 0 4.0 (1/25) 3.7 (4/107) Klebsiella 5.0 (2/40) 2.4 (1/42) 16.0 (4/25) 6.5 (7/107) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 12.5 (5/40) 14.3 (6/42) 20.0 (5/25) 15.0 (16/107) Staphylococcus aureus 20.0 (8/40) 11.9 (5/42) 32.0 (8/25) 19.6 (21/107) Coagulase-negative staphylococci 15.0 (6/40) 0 4.0 (1/25) 6.5 (7/107) Streptococcus sp 0 7.1 (3/42) 0 2.8 (3/107) Stenotropomonas 2.5 (1/40) 0 0 0.9 (1/107) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 90.0 (9/10) 33.3 (3/9) 94.7 (18/19) 78.9 (30/38) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 0.0 (0/2) 6.8 (3/44) 71.4 (20/28) 31.1 (23/74) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 50.0 (2/4) 5.1 (2/39) 70.8 (17/24) 31.3 (21/67) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam

0.0 (0/1) 0.0 (0/4) 34.6 (9/26) 29.0 (9/31)

P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 60.0 (3/5) 42.9 (3/7) 82.4 (14/17) 69.0 (20/29) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 57.1 (4/7) 46.2 (6/13) 77.8 (14/18) 63.2 (24/38) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 0.0 (0/3) 50.0 (1/2) 52.9 (9/17) 45.5 (10/22) P. aeruginosa / piperacilin tazobactam 0 0.0 (0/1) 33.3 (6/18) 31.6 (6/19) Enterococci/ vancomycin 0 0 0 0.0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacilin tazobactam 0 0 75.0 (3/4) 75.0 (3/4)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 6. VAP in the participant ICUs Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall VAP, no.of cases 32 23 25 80 Rate per 100 patients (%) 6.8 6.4 7.2 6.8 (80/1175) Rate per 1000 ventilator-days 33.2 41.7 21.1 29.6 (80/2700) Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter 7.1 (2/28) 0 5.0 (1/20) 4.2 (3/71) Candida spp. 7.1 (2/28) 21.7 (5/23) 0 9.9 (7/71) E.Coli 7.1 (2/28) 0 10.0 (2/20) 5.6 (4/71) Enterobacter 7.1 (2/28) 26.1 (6/23) 0 11.3 (8/71) Enterococcus 3.6 (1/28) 0 5.0 (1/20) 2.8 (2/71) Klebsiella 7.1 (2/28) 4.3 (1/23) 20.0 (4/20) 9.9 (7/71) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 14.3 (4/28) 21.7 (5/23) 25.0 (5/20) 19.7 (14/71) Staphylococcus aureus 25.0 (7/28) 13.0 (3/23) 30.0 (6/20) 22.5 (16/71) Coagulase-negative staphylococci 17.9 (5/28) 0 5.0 (1/20) 8.5 (6/71) Stenotropomonas 3.6 (1/28) 0 0 1.4 (1/71) Streptococcus sp 0 13.0 (3/23) 0 4.2 (3/71) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 90.0 (9/10) 28.6 (2/7) 92.9 (13/14) 77.4 (24/31) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 0.0 (0/2) 5.3 (1/19) 75.0 (9/12) 30.3 (10/33) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 50.0 (2/4) 5.6 (1/18) 72.7 (8/11) 33.3 (11/33) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 0.0 (0/1) 0.0 (0/3) 42.9 (6/14) 33.3 (6/18) P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 60.0 (3/5) 33.3 (2/6) 82.4 (14/17) 67.9 (19/28) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 66.7 (4/6) 46.2 (6/13) 77.8 (14/18) 64.9 (24/37) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 0.0 (0/2) 50.0 (1/2) 52.9 (9/17) 47.6 (10/21) P. aeruginosa / piperacilin tazobactam 0 0.0 (0/1) 33.3 (6/18) 31.6 (6/19) Enterococci/ vancomycin 0 0 0 0.0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacilin tazobactam 0 0 75.0 (3/4) 75.0 (3/4)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 7. CVC- related BSI in the participant ICUs

Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall CVC-related BSI, no. of cases 6 14 10 30 Rate per 100 patients (%) 1.3 3.9 2.9 2.6 (30/1775) Rate per 1000 CVC-days 4.6 13.2 6.9 7.8 (30/3831) Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter spp 0 0 33.3 (1/3) 6.3 (1/16) Candida spp. 40.0 (2/5) 37.5 (3/8) 0 31.3 (5/16) Enterobacter 20.0 (1/5) 25.0 (2/8) 0 18.8 (3/16) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 0 12.5 (1/8) 0 6.3 (1/16) Staphylococcus aureus 20.0 (1/5) 25.0 (2/8) 66.7 (2/3) 31.3 (5/16) Coagulase-negative staphylococci 20.0 (1/5) 0 0 6.3 (1/16) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 0 50.0 (1/2) 100.0 (5/5) 85.7 (6/7) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 0 20.0 (1/5) 80.0 (4/5) 50.0 (5/10) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 0 0.0 (0/2) 100.0 (2/2) 50.0 (2/4) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 0 0.0 (0/1) 14.3 (1/7) 12.5 (1/8)

P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 0 100.0 (1/1) 0 100.0 (1/1) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 0 0 0 0 (0/0) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 0 0 0 0 (0/0) P. aeruginosa / piperacillin tazobactam 0 0 0 0 (0/0)

Enterococci / vancomycin 0 0 0 0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacillin tazobactam 0 0 0 0 (0/0)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 8. CAUTI in the participant ICUs Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall CAUTI, no. of cases 8 11 3 22 Rate per 100 patients (%) 1.7 3.1 0.9 1.9 (22/1175) Rate per 1000 catheter-days 4.6 11.8 1.6 4.9 (30/4499) Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter 14.3 (1/7) 0 0 5.0 (1/20) Candida spp. 0 54.5 (6/11) 0 30.0 (6/20) Citrobacter 0 0 50.0 (1/2) 5.0 (1/20) E.Coli 28.6 (2/7) 45.5 (5/11) 0 35.0 (7/20) Enterobacter 14.3 (1/7) 0 50.0 (1/2) 10.0 (2/20) Enterococcus 28.6 (2/17) 0 0 10.0 (2/20) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 14.3 (1/7) 0 0 5.0 (1/20) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 0 0 0 0.0 (0/0) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 0 5.0 (1/20) 63.6 (7/11) 25.8 (8/31) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 0 5.3 (1/19) 63.6 (7/11) 26.7 (8/30) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 0 0 40.0 (2/5) 40.0 (2/5) P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 0 0 0 0.0 (0/0) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 0.0 (0/1) 0 0 0.0 (0/1) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 0.0 (0/1) 0 0 0.0 (0/1) P. aeruginosa / piperacillin tazobactam 0 0 0 0.0 (0/0) Enterococci / vancomycin 0 0 0 0.0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacillin tazobactam 0 0 0 0.0 (0/0)

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Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 9. Mortality of device-associated infections in the participants ICUs

Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall Attributable mortality RR IC % P. value

Overall Crude Mortality of patients without infection, %

15.3 (65/425) 7.0 (22/313) 18.9 (57/302) 13.8 (144/1040) 1.0

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with VAP, %

40.0 (10/25) 21.4 (3/14) 33.3 (7/21) 33.3 (20/60) 19.5 2.41

1.51 – 3.84 0.0001

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with CVC-associated BSI, %

50.0 (1/2) 20.0 (2/10) 37.5 (3/8) 30.0 (6/20) 16.2 2.17

0.96 – 4.90 0.0571

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with CAUTI, %

20.0 (1/5) 0.0 (0/6) 50.0 (1/2) 15.4 (2/13) 1.6 1.11

0.28 – 4.49 0.8823

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Table 10. Comparison of device utilization and rates of device–associated health care associated infection in the ICUs of

Peru and in U.S. ICUs.

U.S. NNIS- 1992-2004

Hospitals RR

Device utilization Mechanical ventilator 0.35 – 0.43* 0.48 (0.35 – 0.61) + 1.11 Central vascular catheter 0.49 - 0.56 0.68 (0.62 – 0.75) 1.21 Urinary catheter 0.78 – 0.82 0.80 (0.59 – 0.95) 0.97

Rates, per 1000 device-days

Ventilator-associated pneumonia 4.6 – 5.1 29.6 (21.1 – 41.7) 5.80

CVC-associated bloodstream infection 3.1 - 3.4 7.8 (4.6 – 13.2) 2.29

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection 3.1- 3.3 4.9 (4.6 – 11.8) 1.48

Proportion (%) of device-associated infections with resistance:

S.aureus / methicillin. 48.1 78.9 (30/38) 1.64 Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 17.4 31.1 (23/74) 1.78

Enterococci / vancomycin 29.1 0.0 (0/0) -

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and mortality in intensive care units of Peruvian hospitals: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium. Cuellar LE, Fernandez-Maldonado E, Rosenthal VD, Castaneda-Sabogal A, Rosales

R, Mayorga-Espichan MJ, Camacho-Cosavalente LA, Castillo-Bravo LI. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Jul;24(1):16-24.

Period of this Study: 2003-2007

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Features of the pediatric and neonatal Intensive Care Units

Variable   pediatric ICU   neonatal ICU   Overall  

ICUs, n   1   1    

Patients studied, n   1,145   1,270   2,415  

Total ICU days, d   9,517   30,663   40,180  

Device use*        

Ventilator days, d   7,709   8,634   16,343  

Ventilator use   0.81   0.28   0.41  

Central line days, d   6,344   15,819   22,163  

Central line use   0.67   0.52   0.55  

Urinary catheter days, d   3,437   -   3,437  

Urinary catheter use**   0.36   -   0.36  

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care units in El Salvador: findings of the INICC. Dueñas L, Bran de Casares A, Rosenthal VD, Jesús Machuca L. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Jul 4;5(6):445-51.

Period of this Study: 2007-2009

Table 2. Device-associated infections per 1000 devices days: VAP, CLA-BSI, and CAUTI in pediatric and neonatal ICU

ICU   Infection site  

Device type  

Device- days  

DA- HAI  

Distribution of device associated HAI (%)  

Rate per 100 patients (%)  

Rate per 1000 device-days*  

PICU    

VAP   MV   7,709   93   53   8.1   12.1 (95% CI 9.7 – 14.8)  

CLA-BSI   CL   6,344   64   36   5.6   10.1 (95% CI 7.8 – 12.8)  

CAUTI   UC   3,437   20   11   1.7   5.8 (95% CI 3.6 – 9.0)  

NICU     VAP   MV   8,634   139   47   10.9   16.1 (95% CI 13.5 – 19.0)  

CLA-BSI   CL   15,819   157   53   12.4   9.9 (95% CI 8.4 – 11.6)  

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care units in El Salvador: findings of the INICC. Dueñas L, Bran de Casares A, Rosenthal VD, Jesús Machuca L. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Jul 4;5(6):445-51.

Period of this Study: 2007-2009

Table 3. Extra mortality of patients with device-associated nosocomial infections in the pediatric

and neonatal ICUs

ICU   Patient infection site   number of patients*  

Crude Mortality  

Extra Mortality (%)  

RR   95% CI   P-value  

PICU    

no HAI, %   994   13.6%   -   1.0   11.5 – 15.9    

CLA-BSI   40   25.0%   11.4   1.84   0.97 - 3.50   0.0586  

VAP   63   19.0%   5.5   1.4   0.78 - 2.53   0.2592  

CAUTI   11   18.2%   4.6   1.34   0.33 - 5.41   0.681  

NICU    

no HAI   962   12.3%   -   1.0      

CLA-BSI   108   38.0%   25.7   3.09   2.17 - 4.42   0.0001  

VAP   100   23.0%   10.7   1.88   1.20 - 2.93   0.0050  

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care units in El Salvador: findings of the INICC. Dueñas L, Bran de Casares A, Rosenthal VD, Jesús Machuca L. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Jul 4;5(6):445-51.

Period of this Study: 2007-2009

Table 4. Extra length of stay of patients with device-associated nosocomial infections in the

pediatric and neonatal ICUs.

ICU   Patient infection site*   Average Length of Stay  

Extra Length of Stay   RR   95% CI  

PICU    

no HAI   6.2   -   6.2   5.8 - 6.5  

CLA-BSI   19.1   12.9   19.1   14.1 - 26.5  

VAP   18.6   12.4   18.6   11.8 - 24.0  

CAUTI   13.5   7.4   13.5   7.8 - 26.8  

NICU    

no HAI   16.7     16.7   15.7 - 17.8  

CLA-BSI   37.7   21.0   37.7   31.3 - 45.9  

VAP   42.3   25.5   42.3   34.8 - 51.9  

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care units in El Salvador: findings of the INICC. Dueñas L, Bran de Casares A, Rosenthal VD, Jesús Machuca L. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Jul 4;5(6):445-51.

Period of this Study: 2007-2009

Table 5. Microorganism distribution in the participant ICUs

Microorganism  related  to  DA-­‐HAI   CLA-­‐BSI  related  (%)   VAP  related  (%)   CAUTI  related  (%)   Overall  (%)  

Candida  sp.   37.5   0.0   36.3   28.0  

Pseudomonas  sp.   12.5   66.6   18.2   28.0  

Escherichia  coli   12.5   16.7   9.1   12.0  

Klebsiella  sp.   12.5   0.0   18.2   12.0  

Coagulase  Nega8ve  Staphylococci   25.0   0.0   9.1   12.0  

Acinetobacter  sp.   0.0   16.7   -­‐   4.0  

Citrobacter  sp.   0.0   0.0   9.1   4.0  

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care units in El Salvador: findings of the INICC. Dueñas L, Bran de Casares A, Rosenthal VD, Jesús Machuca L. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2011 Jul 4;5(6):445-51.

Period of this Study: 2007-2009

Peer Review Manuscripts indexed in Pubmed, published by INICC

Members from: Europe

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table I. Features of the consortium hospitals and patients studied ICUs

          Hospital                

  A B C D E F G H I J K L Overall

Hospitals, n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12

ICUs, n 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13

Experience

of ICP

(range),

years

3 13 5 5 7 3 12 3 8 4 6 3 3-13

Surveillan

ce period 10/03 to

04/06 9/03 to

12/05 6/04 to

4/06 1/04 to

1/06 1/04 to

1/06 8/03 to

10/04 1/04 to

2/06 5/05 to

1/06 1/04 to

8/04 9/05 to

12/05 2/04 to

5/04 10/05 to

3/06 8/03 to

04/06

Patients n 656 479 412 343 337 317 310 220 53 34 21 106 3,288

Patients-

days n 6,512 6,543 6,154 3,190 4,313 3,230 4,106 1,427 620 490 393 653 37,631

ASIS score,

mean 4.47 2.46 3.61 2.55 3.11 4.11 3.59 3.44 3.68 3.47 3.10 3.27 3.47

Sex (male),

% 61.4 56.3 73.2 62.2 64.2 53.9 53.0 65.5 50.9 67.6 52.4 61.3 61.0

Age (years),

mean 51.9 52.5 42.1 49.2 47.9 59.0 46.1 39.7 58.1 57.5 65.6 59.06 49.86

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated hospital-acquired infection rates in Turkish intensive care units. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Leblebicioglu H, Rosenthal VD, Arikan OA, Ozgültekin A, Yalcin AN, Koksal I, Usluer G,

Sardan YC, Ulusoy S; Turkish Branch of INICC. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Mar;65(3):251-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

Table II. Device associated infections per 1000 devices days: VAP, CVC- BSI, and CAUTI.

Infection

site Device

type Device-

days Device

utilization HAI Distribution of

device associated

HAI (%)

Rate per

100 patients Rate per 1000

device-days

VAP MV 23,520 0.63 623 47.4 18.9 26.5

CVC-BSI CVC 22,782 0.61 400 30.4 12.2 17.6

CAUTI UC 35,237 0.94 291 22.2 8.9 8.3

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated hospital-acquired infection rates in Turkish intensive care units. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Leblebicioglu H, Rosenthal VD, Arikan OA, Ozgültekin A, Yalcin AN, Koksal I, Usluer G,

Sardan YC, Ulusoy S; Turkish Branch of INICC. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Mar;65(3):251-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

Table III. Overall susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

Susceptibility of microorganisms % resistant S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 89.2 Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 48.2 Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 52.0 Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 33.2 P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 51.1 P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 50.7 P. aeruginosa / imipenem 38.7 P. aeruginosa / piperacilin tazobactam 30.0 Enterococci/ vancomycin 1.9 Acinetobacter / piperacilin tazobactam 87.1

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Device-associated hospital-acquired infection rates in Turkish intensive care units. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Leblebicioglu H, Rosenthal VD, Arikan OA, Ozgültekin A, Yalcin AN, Koksal I, Usluer G,

Sardan YC, Ulusoy S; Turkish Branch of INICC. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Mar;65(3):251-7.

Period of this Study: 2002-2005

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Table 1. Characteristics of the Intensive Care Unit

Patients studied, n 847

Total ICU days, d 9,386

Device use*

Ventilator days, d 7,089

Ventilator use, 0.76

CL days, d 8,725

CL use, * 0.93

Urinary catheter days, d 8,720

Urinary catheter use, 0.93

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and extra length of stay in an intensive care unit of a university hospital in Wroclaw, Poland: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's (INICC) findings. Kübler A, Duszynska W, Rosenthal VD, Fleischer M,

Kaiser T, Szewczyk E, Barteczko-Grajek B. J Crit Care. 2012 Feb;27(1):105.e5-10.

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Table 2. Device associated infections rates (VAP, CLA-BSI, and CAUTI

Infection site Device type

Device- days

DA- HAI

Distribution of DA-HAI

(%)

Rate per 100 patients

Rate per 1000 device-days

VAP MV 7,089 129 62.6% 15.2% 18.2 (15.5 – 21.6)

CLA-BSI CL 8,725 35 17.0% 4.1% 4.01 (2.8 – 5.6)

CAUTI UC 8,720 42 20.4% 0.5% 4.8 (3.5 – 6.5)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and extra length of stay in an intensive care unit of a university hospital in Wroclaw, Poland: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's (INICC) findings. Kübler A, Duszynska W, Rosenthal VD, Fleischer M,

Kaiser T, Szewczyk E, Barteczko-Grajek B. J Crit Care. 2012 Feb;27(1):105.e5-10.

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Table 3. Excess length of stay of patients with device-associated infections

Average Length of Stay

Extra Length of Stay 95% CI RR

Patients without infection, days 6.9 - 5.8 – 8.5 1.0

Patients with CLA-BSI, days 10.0 3.1 3.2 – 87.7 1.4

Patients with VAP, days 15.5 8.6 6.4 – 56.9 2.2

Patients with CAUTI, days 15.0 8.1 4.5 – 132.6 2.2

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates and extra length of stay in an intensive care unit of a university hospital in Wroclaw, Poland: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's (INICC) findings. Kübler A, Duszynska W, Rosenthal VD, Fleischer M,

Kaiser T, Szewczyk E, Barteczko-Grajek B. J Crit Care. 2012 Feb;27(1):105.e5-10.

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Peer Review Manuscripts indexed in Pubmed, published by INICC

Members from: Asia

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Features of the participant Hospitals and patients.

Hospital A B C D E F G Overall

ICUs, n 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 12

Surveillance Period 7/04 to 7/05 9/04 to 5/06 4/06 to 3/07 7/05 to 3/07 1/05 to 3/06 1.07 to 3/07 2/06 to 3/06 7/04 to 3/07

Experience of the

infection control

practitioner, y

17 17 2 2 20 2 1 1-20

Patients studied, n 3,052 2,655 2,151 2,032 751 151 43 10,835

Total ICU days, d 15,302 14,681 8,121 10,532 2,873 791 218 52,518

Men, % 84.0 81.3 62.8 66.1 69.2 79.5 74.4 74.6

Mean age, y 58.2 57.6 55.76 56.37 43.46 49.32 42.7 56.0

Mean ASIS 2.34 2.10 3.15 2.51 3.69 3.99 2.70 2.60

Device use                

Ventilator days, d 3,632 680 2,846 4,060 1,903 228 132 13,481

Ventilator use,

proportion 0.24 0.05 0.35 0.39 0.66 0.29 0.61 0.26

CVC days, d 17,960 5,030 3,054 7,081 3,196 30 196 36,857

CVC use,

proportion 1.17 0.34 0.38 0.67 1.11 0.43 0.90 0.70

Urinary catheter

days, d 9,213 3,748 5,289 8,519 2,824 662 209 30,464

Urinary catheter

use, proportion 0.60 0.26 0.65 0.81 0.98 0.84 0.96 0.58

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units of seven Indian cities. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Mehta A, Rosenthal VD, Mehta Y, Chakravarthy M, Todi SK, Sen N, Sahu S, Gopinath R, Rodrigues C, Kapoor P, Jawali V, Chakraborty P, Raj JP, Bindhani D,

Ravindra N, Hegde A, Pawar M, Venkatachalam N, Chatterjee S, Trehan N, Singhal T, Damani N. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Oct;67(2):168-74.

Period of this Study: 2004-2007

Table 2. HAIs per 1000 devices days: VAP, CVC-BSI, and CAUTI.

Infection

site

Device

type

Device-

days

Device

utilization

HAI Distribution

of HAI (%)

Rate per

100

patients

Rate per

1000

device-

days

VAP MV 13,481 0.26 141 29.6% 1.3% 10.46

CVC-BSI CVC 36,857 0.70 292 61.3% 2.7% 7.92

CAUTI UC 30,464 0.58 43 9.0% 0.4% 1.41

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units of seven Indian cities. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Mehta A, Rosenthal VD, Mehta Y, Chakravarthy M, Todi SK, Sen N, Sahu

S, Gopinath R, Rodrigues C, Kapoor P, Jawali V, Chakraborty P, Raj JP, Bindhani D, Ravindra N, Hegde A, Pawar M, Venkatachalam N, Chatterjee S, Trehan N, Singhal T, Damani N. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Oct;67(2):168-74.

Period of this Study: 2004-2007

Table 3. Comparison of DAI rates (per 1000 device-days) in the studied ICUs, in ICUs of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium

(INICC) and the U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

  Studied ICUs 2002–2007

Pooled Mean

INICC 2002–2007

Pooled Mean (Interquartile range, 25%-75%)

U.S. NHSN 2005- 2006

Pooled Mean (Interquartile range, 25%-75%)

Coronary ICU       CLAB 9.9 9.9 (0.0 – 11.8) 2.8 (0.0 - 4.2) CAUTI 6.4 6.4 (0.0 – 13.3) 4.6 (2.8 - 5.5) VAP 20.2 20.2 (7.3 – 33.2) 2.8 (0.0 - 4.5)         Medical-surgical ICU       CLAB 8.9 8.9 (3.7 – 16.5) 2.4 (0.6 – 3.1) CAUTI 6.6 6.6 (2.5 – 8.3) 3.4 (1.9 - 4.5) VAP 19.8 19.8 (9.6 – 24.1) 3.6 (1.3 - 5.1)         Pediatric ICU       CLAB 6.9 6.9 (7.9 – 19.2) 5.3 (1.1 - 6.5) CAU 4.0 4.0 (0.0 – 3.3) 5.2 (0.0 - 6.0) VAP 7.9 7.9 (3.0 – 14.2) 2.5 (0,0 - 2.8)         Newborn ICU (1501-2500 g)      

CLAB 15.2 15.2 (0.0 – 21.8) 4.2 (0.0 – 4.1) VAP 6.68 6.68 (0.0 – 4.2) 1.1 (0.0 – 0.2)

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Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units of seven Indian cities. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Mehta A, Rosenthal VD, Mehta Y, Chakravarthy M, Todi SK, Sen N, Sahu

S, Gopinath R, Rodrigues C, Kapoor P, Jawali V, Chakraborty P, Raj JP, Bindhani D, Ravindra N, Hegde A, Pawar M, Venkatachalam N, Chatterjee S, Trehan N, Singhal T, Damani N. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Oct;67(2):168-74.

Period of this Study: 2004-2007

Table 4. Comparison of antimicrobial resistance rates (%)in the studied ICUs, in the ICUs of the International Nosocomial Infection Control

Consortium (INICCC) and the U.S. National Nosocomial Surveillance System (NNIS).

  Pooled mean (range) (Interquartile range, 25%-75%)

Pooled mean (range) (Interquartile range, 25%-75%)

Pooled mean (range) (Interquartile range, 25%-75%)

Antimicrobial-resistant pathogen Studied ICUs 2002–2007

INICC 2002–2007 U.S. NNIS 1992- 2004

       

Methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) 80.8 80.8 (50.0 – 100.0) 52.9 (32.7-603)

Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci

75.2 75.2 (64.0 – 100.0) 76.6 (69.4-83.8)

Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus spp 9.4 9.4 (0.0 – 6.3) 13.9 (5- 24.3)

Ciprofloxacin/ofloxacin-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

52.4 52.4 (40.0 – 75.0) 34.8 (17.4-41.3)

Imipenem-resistant P aeruginosa 53.8 53.8 (0.0 – 100.0) 19.1 (8.3-25.5)

Ceftazidime-reisistant P aeruginosa 36.6 36.6 (0.0 – 52.4) 13.9 (5-16.9)

Piperacillin-resistant P aeruginosa 51.7 51.7 (33.3 – 72.7) 17.50 (7.5-19.5)

Ceph3-resistant Enterobacter spp 50.8 50.8 (36.4 – 75.0) 27.70 (17.4-36.4)

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter spp 59.8 59.8 (48.1 – 93.9) 0.70 (0.0-0.0)

Ceph3-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae 7.8 7.8 (0.0-81.3) 6.20 (0.0-8.0)

Ceph3-resistant Escherichia coli 68.8 68.8 (25.0 – 90.3) 1.3 (0.0-2.6)

Ciprofloxacin/ofloxacin-resistant E coli 52.6 52.6 (0.0 – 75.1) 7.30 (0.0-8.2)

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Device-associated nosocomial infection rates in intensive care units of seven Indian cities. Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Mehta A, Rosenthal VD, Mehta Y, Chakravarthy M, Todi SK, Sen N, Sahu

S, Gopinath R, Rodrigues C, Kapoor P, Jawali V, Chakraborty P, Raj JP, Bindhani D, Ravindra N, Hegde A, Pawar M, Venkatachalam N, Chatterjee S, Trehan N, Singhal T, Damani N. J Hosp Infect. 2007 Oct;67(2):168-74.

Period of this Study: 2004-2007

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Table 1. Features of the participating hospitals

Variable  Hospital, n (%) 70 (100%)

Type of Hospital Academic, n (%) 33 (47%)

  Public, n (%) 37 (53%)

Complexity Level Complexity level 2, n (%) 36 (51%)

  Complexity level 3, n (%) 34 (49%)

Number of ICP 1 ICP, n (%) 34 (49%)

  2-3 ICPs, n (%) 28 (40%)

  More tan 3 ICPs, n (%) 8 (11%)

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Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 2. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of central line-associated blood stream infection rates (per 1000 central line-days) and central line utilization ratios by type of

adult and pediatric ICUs: Type of ICU No of

ICUs No of

patients No of

CLABSI  

CL-days Pooled mean

CLABSI rate

95% CI

Burn ICU 8 169 0 351 0.0 -

Cardiothoracic ICU 48 61189 332 166943 2.0 1.8 - 2.2

Coronary Care ICU 59 88287 190 59337 3.2 2.7 - 3.7

General ICU 47 64707 719 198871 3.6 3.4 - 3.9

Medical ICU 53 24664 164 38207 4.3 3.7 - 5.0

Neuro-Surgical ICU 43 26944 145 64521 2.2 1.9 - 2.6

Pediatric ICU 19 17365 68 19462 3.5 2.7 - 4.4

Respiratory ICU 48 10668 84 30598 2.7 2.2 - 3.4

Surgical ICU 64 95491 870 251631 3.5 3.2 - 3.7

Trauma ICU 9 2043 6 5394 1.1 0.4 - 2.4

Overall 398 391,527 2,578 835,313 3.1 3.0 – 3.2

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Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 2. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of central line-associated blood stream infection rates (per

1000 central line-days) and central line utilization ratios by type of adult and pediatric ICUs:

Type of ICU No of ICUs Central line-days

Patient days Pooled mean DUR

95% CI

Burn ICU 8 351 663 0.53 0.49 - 0.57

Cardiothoracic ICU 48 166943 416574 0.40 0.39 - 40.1

Coronary Care ICU 59 59337 691444 0.09 0.08 - 0.09

General ICU 47 198871 655734 0.30 0.30 - 0.30

Medical ICU 53 38207 213547 0.18 0.18 - 0.18

Neuro-Surgical ICU 43 64521 235930 0.27 0.27 - 0.28

Pediatric ICU 19 19462 195671 0.10 0.09 - 0.10

Respiratory ICU 48 30598 123524 0.25 0.24 - 0.25

Surgical ICU 64 251631 699138 0.36 0.36 - 0.36

Trauma ICU 9 5394 13019 0.41 0.41 - 0.43

Overall 398 835,313 3,245,243 0.26 0.26 – 0.26

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 3. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia rates (per 1000 mechanical ventilator-days)

and mechanical ventilator utilization ratios by type of adult and

Type of ICU No of ICUs

No of patients

No of VAP  

MV days Pooled mean

VAP rate

95% CI

Burn ICU 8 169 1 134 7.5 0.1 - 40.9

Cardiothoracic ICU 48 61189 975 78901 12.4 11.6 - 13.1

Coronary Care ICU 59 88287 437 25507 17.1 16.0 - 18.8

General ICU 47 64707 4103 165007 24.9 24.1 - 25.6

Medical ICU 53 24664 535 25219 21.2 19.5 - 23.1

Neuro-Surgical ICU 43 26944 1487 63360 23.5 22.3 - 24.7

Pediatric ICU 19 17365 220 20806 10.6 9.2 - 12.1

Respiratory ICU 48 10668 676 31186 21.7 20.0 - 23.4

Surgical ICU 64 95491 2626 126230 20.8 20.2 - 21.6

Trauma ICU 9 2043 164 4186 39.2 33.5 - 45.5

Overall 398 391,527 11,224 540,535 20.8 20.4 - 21.1

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 3. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia rates (per 1000 mechanical ventilator-days) and mechanical ventilator utilization ratios

by type of adult and

Type of ICU No of ICUs MV-days Patient days Pooled mean DUR 95% CI

Burn ICU 8 134 663 0.20 0.17 – 0.23

Cardiothoracic ICU 48 78901 416574 0.19 0.18 – 0.19

Coronary Care ICU 59 25507 691444 0.04 0.04 – 0.04

General ICU 47 165007 655734 0.25 0.25 – 0.25

Medical ICU 53 25219 213547 0.12 0.11 – 0.12

Neuro-Surgical ICU 43 63360 235930 0.27 0.27 – 0.27

Pediatric ICU 19 20806 195671 0.11 0.10 – 0.11

Respiratory ICU 48 31186 123524 0.25 0.25 – 0.25

Surgical ICU 64 126230 699138 0.18 0.18 – 0.18

Trauma ICU 9 4186 13019 0.32 0.31 – 0.33

Overall 398 540,535 3,245,243 0.17 0.17 – 0.17

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 4. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates (per 1000 urinary catheter -days)

and urinary catheter utilization ratios by type of adult and pediatric

Type of ICU No of ICUs

No of patients

No of CAUTI  

UC-days Pooled mean

CAUTI rate

95% CI

Burn ICU 8 169 0 452 0.0 -

Cardiothoracic ICU 48 61189 206 144694 1.4 1.2 - 1.6

Coronary Care ICU 59 88287 1050 82220 12.8 12.0 - 13.6

General ICU 47 64707 2596 297760 8.7 8.4 - 9.1

Medical ICU 53 24664 637 67243 9.5 8.7 - 10.2

Neuro-Surgical ICU 43 26944 585 129187 4.5 4.2 - 4.9

Pediatric ICU 19 17365 39 14742 2.6 1.9 - 3.6

Respiratory ICU 48 10668 331 41392 8.0 7.2 - 8.9

Surgical ICU 64 95491 1550 312618 5.0 4.7 - 5.2

Trauma ICU 9 2043 70 7707 9.1 7.1 - 11.5

Overall 398 391,527 7,064 1,098,013 6.4 6.3 - 6.6

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 4. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates (per 1000

urinary catheter -days) and urinary catheter utilization ratios by type of adult and pediatric

Type of ICU No of ICUs UC-days Patient days Pooled mean DUR

95% CI

Burn ICU 8 452 663 0.68 0.65 - 0.72

Cardiothoracic ICU 48 144694 416574 0.35 0.35 - 0.35

Coronary Care ICU 59 82220 691444 0.12 0.12 - 0.12

General ICU 47 297760 655734 0.45 0.45 - 0.46

Medical ICU 53 67243 213547 0.31 0.31 - 0.32

Neuro-Surgical ICU 43 129187 235930 0.55 0.55 - 0.56

Pediatric ICU 19 14742 195671 0.08 0.07 - 0.08

Respiratory ICU 48 41392 123524 0.34 0.33 - 0.34

Surgical ICU 64 312618 699138 0.45 0.45 - 0.45

Trauma ICU 9 7707 13019 0.59 0.58 - 0.60

Overall 398 1,098,013 3,245,243 0.34 0.34 - 0.34

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NHSN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 5. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of device-associated infection rates (per 1000 invasive device-days) by

hospital size

Hospital Size No of patients

CLAB rate (95% CI)

VAP rate (95% CI)

 

CAUTI rate (95% CI)

200 to 500 beds 51,854 3.4 (3.0 – 3.7) 20.2 (19.1 – 21.4) 8.0 (7.5 – 8.6)

501 to 800 beds 144,669 2.2 (2.0 – 2.4) 20.9 (20.2 – 21.6) 7.5 (7.2 – 7.7)

801 beds or bigger 194,877 3.5 (3.4 – 3.7) 20.8 (20.3 – 21.3) 5.6 (5.4 – 5.7)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 6. Pooled means and 95% CI of the distribution of device-associated infection rates (per 1000 invasive device -

days) by year

Year No of patients

CLAB rate (95% CI) VAP rate (95% CI)  

CAUTI rate (95% CI)

2004 18,335 3.0 (2.4 – 3.6) 26.0 (24.0 – 28.2) 7.4 (6.7 – 8.2)

2005 65,080 2.5 (2.3 – 2.8) 23.2 (22.2 – 24.2) 7.2 (6.8 – 7.6)

2006 69,010 2.8 (2.5 – 3.1) 23.6 (22.7 – 24.7) 7.4 (7.0 – 7.8)

2007 80,841 2.7 (2.2 – 3.0) 22.3 (21.5 – 23.2) 6.4 (6.1 – 6.7)

2008 78,021 4.3 (4.0 – 4.6) 19.0 (18.1 – 19.8) 6.4 (6.1 – 6.7

2009 80,249 3.0 (2.7 – 3.2) 15.8 (15.1 – 16.5) 4.9 (4.6 – 5.2)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 7. Comparison of DA-HAI rates (per 1000 device-days) in the ICUs of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) Shanghai hospitals and the U.S. National Healthcare Safety

Network.

  INICC Shanghai, China 2004–2009

Pooled Mean (95% CI)

INICC 2004- 2009 Pooled Mean (95% CI)

U.S. NHSN 2006- 2008

Pooled Mean (95% CI) Medical ICU      

CLABSI 4.3 (3.7 – 5.0) 14.7 (13.8 – 15.6) 1.9 (1.8 – 2.0) CAUTI 9.5 (8.7 – 10.2) 6.3 (5.8 – 6.8) 3.9 (3.7 – 4.2) VAP 21.2 (19.5 – 23.1) 7.7 (7.1 – 8.3) 2.2 (2.0 – 2.4)

Surgical ICU       CLABSI 3.5 (3.2 – 3.7) 5.0 (4.7 – 5.4) 2.3 (2.2 – 2.4) CAUTI 5.0 (4.7 – 5.2) 5.0 (4.7 – 5.4) 4.3 (4.1 –4.5) VAP 20.8 (20.2 – 21.6) 16.3 (15.7 – 17.0) 4.9 (4.6 – 5.1)

Pediatric ICU       CLABSI 3.5 (2.7 – 4.4) 10.7 (9.9 – 11.5) 3.0 (2.8 – 3.2 ) CAUTI 2.6 (1.9 – 3.6) 4.7 (4.1 – 5.5) 4.2 (3.8 – 4.7) VAP 10.6 (9.2 – 12.1) 6.5 (5.9 – 7.1) 1.8 (1.6 – 2.1)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Table 8. Distribution of pathogens involved in device-associated health care associated infections.

Microorganism related to DA-HAI CLABSI related (n: 845)

VAP related (n: 6,151)

CAUTI related (n: 2,047)

Overall (n: 9,043)

Acinetobacter baumanii 12.3% 25.4% 3.0% 19.1%

Pseudomonas aeruginosa 5.1% 23.5% 3.3% 17.2%

Klebsiella pneumoniae 6.9% 14.6% 5.8% 11.9%

Staphylococcus aureus 15.9% 15.0% 1.2% 11.9%

Candida spp. 14.0% 1.4% 35.7% 10.4%

Escherichia coli 10.1% 5.1% 19.1% 8.7%

Enterococcus faecium 1.7% 0.0% 13.3% 3.2%

Stenotrophomonas spp. 1.9% 4.2% 0.1% 3.1%

Enterobacter spp. 3.3% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6%

Enterococcus faecalis 5.1% 0.0% 8.5% 2.4%

Other Staphylococcus 14.1% 0.2% 2.6% 2.0%

Other Gram negative 2.2% 1.9% 1.3% 1.8%

Other Pseudomonas 1.3% 1.7% 0.7% 1.4%

Proteus spp. 0.6% 1.2% 1.1% 1.1%

Flavobacterium spp. 0.5% 0.9% 0.1% 0.7%

Streptococcus spp. 1.7% 0.0% 0.7% 0.3%

Other pathogens 3.3% 2.1% 1.1% 2.2%

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infection rates in 398 intensive care units in Shanghai, China: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Tao L, Hu B, Rosenthal VD, Gao X, He L. Int J Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;15(11):e774-80.

Period of this Study: 2004-2009

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Demographics of Patient Population and Device Use by Intensive Care Unit

    Hospital 1 Hospital 2 Hospital 3 Hospital 4

  All Medical-Cardiac

Medical- Surgical

Medical-Surgical

Medical-Surgical

Neurological Medical-Cardiac Surgical

Contribution to study              

Study period Aug-08/Jul-10 Aug-09 /Jul-10 Aug-09/Jun-10 Jul-09/ Jun-10 Jul-09/ Jun-10 Jul-09 /Jun-10 Aug-08/Jul-09 Aug-08/ Jul-09

ICU Admissions during study period

2631 157 294 277 155 113 889 746

Bed days contributed

17359 953 1869 2689 1849 1695 4090 4214

Hospital characteristics              

Hospital size (beds)

  1380 1565   1200   1700  

ICP experience

  1 to 3 years 18 years   17 years   20 years  

Patient Characteristics              

Age, median(range)

60 (1 - 100) 62 (31 - 82) 64 (15 - 98) 55 (1 - 98) 58 (11 - 94) 63 (18 - 85) 57 (3 - 99) 62 (6- 100)

Male, n(%) 1721 (65) 108 (69) 189 (64) 173 (62) 95 (61) 71 (63) 563 (63) 513 (69)

Apache score, median (range)

9 (0 - 54) 7 (1 - 16) 21 (0 - 51) 14 (0 - 43) 12 (0 - 46) 12 (0 - 42) 5 (0 - 54) 11 (2 - 37)

Device Use                

DUR (CL) 0.71(0.70-0.73) 1.24 (1.17-1.31)

0.15 (0.13-0.16)

0.57(0.54-0.6) 0.7(0.66-0.74) 0.58 (0.55-0.62) 0.91(0.88-0.94) 0.81(0.78-0.84)

DUR (MV) 0.43(0.42-0.44) 0.5(0.47-0.53) 0.13(0.12-0.15) 0.47(0.45-0.49) 0.49(0.47-0.51) 0.23(0.21-0.25) 0.4 (0.38-0.41) 0.61(0.59-0.62)

DUR (UC) 0.76 (0.75-0.77)

0.99(0.98-0.99) 0.4(0.38-0.42) 0.7(0.68-0.71) 0.8(0.78-0.82) 0.61(0.59-0.64) 0.9 (0.89-0.91) 0.81(0.8-0.83)

Device-associated infection rates, device use, length of stay, and mortality in intensive care units of 4 Chinese hospitals: International Nosocomial Control Consortium findings. Hu B, Tao L, Rosenthal VD, Liu K, Yun Y, Suo Y, Gao X, Li R, Su D, Wang H, Hao C, Pan W,

Saunders CL. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Apr;41(4):301-6.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2008-2010

Table 2. Hand Hygiene Compliance and Central Line Care Monitoring by Intensive Care Unit

Hospital 1 Hospital 2 Hospital 3 Hospital 4

All Medical-Cardiac

Medical -Surgical

Medical-Surgical

Medical-Surgical

Neurological Medical-Cardiac

Hand Hygiene compliance

51% 77% 37% 47% 40% 59% -

Date in the intravascular device administration set

95.6% - 95.2% 93.7% 99.7% 100.0% 100.0%

Presence of Sterile Gauze

99.9% - 99.5% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Sterile Gauze in Good condition

93.7% - 87.4% 92.0% 99.7% 100.0% 100.0%

Device-associated infection rates, device use, length of stay, and mortality in intensive care units of 4 Chinese hospitals: International Nosocomial Control Consortium findings. Hu B, Tao L, Rosenthal VD, Liu K, Yun Y, Suo Y, Gao X, Li R, Su D, Wang H, Hao C, Pan W,

Saunders CL. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Apr;41(4):301-6.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2008-2010

Table 3. Stratified Mortality, Length of Stay and Device-Associated Healthcare Associated Infection Rate

N Mortality, N (%)

LOS, median (range)

CLA-BSI (Lab diagnosed)

CLABSI rate/1000 CL

days(95%CI)

VAP VAP rate/1000 MV days (95%CI)

CA-UTI CAUTI rate/1000 UC days

(95% CI) All 2631 142 (5.4) 3 (1-231) 95 (64) 7.66 (4.41-15.45) 78 10.46 (5.5-19.4) 17 1.29 (.73-2.35)

Apache Score

1 to 10 1396 27 (1.93) 3 (1-108) 37 (26) 7.18 (3.6-22.08) 18 8.7 (4.71-16.47) 6 1.16 (.56-3.78)

11 to 20 644 51 (7.92) 4 (1-89) 36 (25) 9.04 (3.84-23.54) 35 11.67 (6.16-22.37)

3 .69 (.24-2.3)

≥21 325 47 (14.46) 5 (1-99) 16 (9) 9.26 (5.97-16.16) 11 8.47 (4.95-14.52) 7 3.35 (1.6-8.26)

Missing 266 17 6 14 1

LOS

1 to 5 1834 53 (2.89) 2 6 (1) 1.63 (.62-6.54) 0 0 (.-.) 0 0 (.-.)

6 to 10 405 31 (7.65) 7 23 (16) 12.21 (3.89-57.17)

6 5.42 (.55-216.09) 2 1.01 (.27-6.15)

≥11 392 58 (14.80) 18 66 (47) 9.65 (5.96-17.21) 72 14.42 (9.66-21.05)

15 2.05 (1.34-3.26)

ICU 2631 142 (5.4) 3 (1-231) 95 (64) 7.66 (4.41-15.45) 78 10.46 (5.5-19.4) 17 1.29 (.73-2.35)

Hospital 1 - Medical Cardiac

157 3 (1.9) 5 (1-60) 4 (3) 3.38 (1.27-9.02) 5 10.5 (4.37-25.24) 0 0 (.-.)

Hospital 2 –Medical-Surgical

294 29 (9.8) 4 (1-44) 3 (1) 11.03 (3.56-34.2) 6 24.19 (10.87-53.85)

2 2.66 (.67-0.65)

Hospital 2 - Medical-Surgical

277 38 (13.7) 6 (1-108) 8 (6) 5.23 (2.62-10.46) 26 20.7 (14.09-30.4) 4 2.13 (.8-5.68)

Hospital 3 - Medical-Surgical

155 23 (14.8) 7 (1-76) 14 (6) 10.84 (6.42-18.31)

9 9.97 (5.19-19.16) 4 2.69 (1.01-.18)

Hospital 3 - Neurological

113 4 (3.5) 10 (1-99) 4 (1 4.05 (1.52-10.79) 7 18.13 (8.65-38.04)

1 .96 (.14-6.83)

Hospital 4 - Medical Cardiac

889 23 (2.6) 2 (1-91) 46 (37) 12.34 (9.24-16.47)

13 7.99 (4.64-13.75) 5 1.36 (.57-3.27)

Hospital 4 - Surgical

746 22 (3.0) 3 (1-231) 16 (10) 4.7 (2.88-7.67) 12 4.69 (2.67-8.26) 1 .29 (.04-2.07)

Device-associated infection rates, device use, length of stay, and mortality in intensive care units of 4 Chinese hospitals: International Nosocomial Control Consortium findings. Hu B, Tao L, Rosenthal VD, Liu K, Yun Y, Suo Y, Gao X, Li R, Su D, Wang H, Hao C, Pan W,

Saunders CL. Am J Infect Control. 2013 Apr;41(4):301-6.

Period of this Study: 2008-2010

Table 1. Features of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Hospitals and Intensive Care Units*. Hospitals A, B, C.

Variable Burn ICU Surgical ICU Coronary ICU Medical Surgical ICU

Neurosurgical ICU

Pediatric ICU Newborn ICU Overall

ICUs, n 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 9

Hospital type

Academic 0 0 1 2 1 1 1 6

Private 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3

Patients studied, n 191 225 847 1,331 293 252 1,813 4,952

Total ICU days, d 2,156 1,503 2,210 7,588 1,548 1,638 24,090 40,733

Device use*

Ventilator days, d 135 1,246 596 4,513 881 391 2,279 10,041

Ventilator use 0.06 0.83 0.27 0.59 0.57 0.24 0.09 0.25

CL days, d 9 84 739 3,025 268 486 625 5,236

CL use 0.001 0.06 0.33 0.40 0.17 0.30 0.03 0.13

Urinary catheter days, d 402 1,397 1,236 4,886 1,924 214 - 10,093

Urinary catheter use 0.19 0.93 0.56 0.64 0.99 0.13 - 0.25

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units of hospitals in the Philippines: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings Navoa-Ng JA, Berba R, Galapia YA, Rosenthal VD,

Villanueva VD, Tolentino MC, Genuino GA, Consunji RJ, Mantaring JB 3rd. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):548-54.

Period of this Study: 2005-2009

Table 2. Device associated infections per 1000 devices days: VAP, CLAB, and CAUTI in the participating ICUs. Hospitals

A, B, and C.

Type of

ICU

Infection

site

Device

type

Device-

days

DA-

HAI

(n)

Distribution of

DA-HAI (%)

Rate per

100 patients

Rate per 1000

device-days

Adult VAP MV 7,371 123 67.2 4.3 16.7 (95% CI 14.0 – 20.0)

Adult CLAB CL 4,125 19 10.4 0.7 4.6 (95% CI 2.7 – 7.2)

Adult CAUTI UC 9,845 41 22.4 0.4 4.2 (95% CI 3.0 – 5.7)

Pediatric VAP MV 391 5 55.6 2.0 12.8 (95% CI 4.1 – 29.6)

Pediatric CLAB CL 486 4 44.4 1.6 8.2 (95% CI 2.2 – 20.1)

Pediatric CAUTI UC 214 0 0 0 0

Neonatal VAP MV 2,279 1 14.3 0.1 0.44 (95% CI 0.01 – 2.45)

Neonatal CLAB CL 625 6 85.7 0.3 9.60 (95% CI 3.5 – 20.8)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units of hospitals in the Philippines: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings Navoa-Ng JA, Berba R, Galapia YA, Rosenthal VD,

Villanueva VD, Tolentino MC, Genuino GA, Consunji RJ, Mantaring JB 3rd. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):548-54.

Period of this Study: 2005-2009

Table 3. Crude Extra Mortality of patients with device-associated health care associated infections in the participating ICUs. Hospitals A and B.

Type of ICU Type of patient Patients Crude Mortality

Crude Extra Mortality

RR 95% CI P-value

Adult Patients without DA-HAI, %

2291 6.8% - - 5.8 – 7.9

Adult Patients with CLA-BSI, % 10 10.0% 3.2% 1.48 0.21 - 10.56 0.695

Adult Patients with VAP, % 72 9.7% 3.0% 1.44 0.67 - 3.06 0.3454

Adult Patients with CAUTI, % 26 3.8% -2.9% 0.57 0.08 - 4.06 0.5683

Pediatric Patients without infection, %

240 3.8% - - 1.7 – 7.0

Pediatric Patients with CLA-BSI, % 4 50.0% 46.3% 13.3 2.88 - 61.71 0.0001

Pediatric Patients with VAP, % 3 0.0% -3.8% undefined undefined 0.7373

Pediatric Patients with CAUTI, % 0 -

Neonatal Patients without infection, %

1,729 5.6% - 4.6 – 6.8

Neonatal Patients with CLA-BSI, % 4 25.0% 19.4% 4.46 0.62 – 32.0 0.1033

Neonatal Patients with VAP, % 0 - - - - -

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units of hospitals in the Philippines: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings Navoa-Ng JA, Berba R, Galapia YA, Rosenthal VD,

Villanueva VD, Tolentino MC, Genuino GA, Consunji RJ, Mantaring JB 3rd. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):548-54.

Period of this Study: 2005-2009

Table 4. Crude Extra Length of stay of patients with device-associated health care associated infections in the

participating ICUs. Hospitals A and B

Type of ICU Type of patient Average Length of Stay (days)

Crude Extra Length of Stay (days)

95% CI RR

Adult Patients without DA-HAI, 4.3 - 4.1 - 4.4 -

Adult Patients with CLA-BSI 16.2 11.9 9.0 - 33.5 3.79

Adult Patients with VAP, 12.4 8.2 9.9 - 15.8 2.91 Adult Patients with CAUTI 11.9 7.7 8.3 - 18.0 2.79 Pediatric Patients without DA-HAI, 5.6 - 5.0 - 6.3

Pediatric Patients with CLA-BSI 17.0 11.4 6.9 - 62.5 3.03

Pediatric Patients with VAP, 10.7 5.1 4.0 - 52.1 1.90 Pediatric Patients with CAUTI 0.0 0.0 0.0 - Neonatal Patients without DA-HAI, 12.6 - 12.1 - 13.2 -

Neonatal Patients with CLA-BSI 28.0 15.4 11.2 - 104.2 2.21

Neonatal Patients with VAP, 0 0.0 -

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units of hospitals in the Philippines: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings Navoa-Ng JA, Berba R, Galapia YA, Rosenthal VD,

Villanueva VD, Tolentino MC, Genuino GA, Consunji RJ, Mantaring JB 3rd. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):548-54.

Period of this Study: 2005-2009

Table 5. Microorganism profile in the participating ICUs. Hospitals A and B

Microorganism related to DA-HAI

CLA-BSI related VAP related CAUTI related Overall %

Acinetobacter spp. 18.2% 25.5% 11.1% 21.1%

Pseudomonas spp. 9.1% 27.7% 5.6% 19.7%

Enterobacter spp. 0.0% 19.1% 5.6% 13.2%

Klebsiella spp. 9.1% 14.9% 11.1% 13.2%

Candida spp. 0.0% 0.0% 27.8% 6.6%

Escherichia coli 9.1% 4.3% 11.1% 6.6%

coagulasa negative Staphylococcus 18.2% 2.1% 5.6% 5.3%

Staphylococcus aureus 9.1% 4.3% 0.0% 3.9%

Stenotrophomonas 9.1% 0.0% 11.1% 3.9%

Enterococcus spp. 9.1% 2.1% 0.0% 2.6%

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Device-associated infections rates in adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units of hospitals in the Philippines: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings Navoa-Ng JA, Berba R, Galapia YA, Rosenthal VD,

Villanueva VD, Tolentino MC, Genuino GA, Consunji RJ, Mantaring JB 3rd. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep;39(7):548-54.

Period of this Study: 2005-2009

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Consortium

Variable Overall Number of hospital beds 320 Number of ICU beds 8 ICUs, n 1 ICU type Medical Surgical Surveillance Period 11/2007 to 03/2010 Range of experience of the infection control practitioner, y 15 Number of medical staff 4 Patients studied, n 666 Total ICU days, d 5,506 Device use*

Ventilator days, d 3,561 Ventilator use, 0.65 Central line days, d 2,691 Central line use, 0.49 Urinary catheter days, d 5,340 Urinary catheter use, 0.97

International nosocomial infection control consortium findings of device-associated infections rate in an intensive care unit of a lebanese university hospital. Kanj S, Kanafani Z, Sidani N, Alamuddin L, Zahreddine N, Rosenthal V. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;4(1):15-21.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Table 2. Device associated infections rates (VAP, CLA-BSI, and CAUTI)

Infection site

Device type

Device- days

DA- HAI

Distribution of DA-HAI (%)

Rate per 100 patients

Rate per 1000 device-days*

VAP MV 3,561 29 45% 4.35% 8.1 (95% CI 5.5 – 11.7)

CLA-BSI CL 2,691 14 22% 2.10% 5.2 (95% CI 2.8 – 8.7)

CAUTI UC 5,340 22 34% 3.30% 4.1 (95% CI 2.6 – 6.2)

International nosocomial infection control consortium findings of device-associated infections rate in an intensive care unit of a lebanese university hospital. Kanj S, Kanafani Z, Sidani N, Alamuddin L, Zahreddine N, Rosenthal V. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;4(1):15-21.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Table 3. Excess mortality of patients with device-associated infections

Crude Mortality

Extra Mortality RR 95% CI P-value

Patients without DA-HAI, % 19.1%

Patients with CLA-BSI, % 60.0% 40.9% 3.14 1.38 - 7.13 0.0039

Patients with VAP, % 15.0% - 0.78 0.25 - 2.47 0.6780

Patients with CAUTI, % 12.5% - 0.65 0.16 - 2.65 0.5487

International nosocomial infection control consortium findings of device-associated infections rate in an intensive care unit of a lebanese university hospital. Kanj S, Kanafani Z, Sidani N, Alamuddin L, Zahreddine N, Rosenthal V. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;4(1):15-21.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Table 4. Excess length of stay of patients with device-associated infections

Average Length of Stay

Extra Length of Stay 95% CI RR

Patients without DA-HAI, % 7.3 6.8 - 7.9

Patients with CLA-BSI, % 13.8 6.5 7.7 - 28.4 1.88

Patients with VAP, % 18.8 11.4 12.3 - 30.5 2.56

Patients with CAUTI, % 15.8 8.5 9.9 - 27.4 2.16

International nosocomial infection control consortium findings of device-associated infections rate in an intensive care unit of a lebanese university hospital. Kanj S, Kanafani Z, Sidani N, Alamuddin L, Zahreddine N, Rosenthal V. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;4(1):15-21.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Table 5. Distribution of pathogens involved in device-associated infections

Microorganism related to DA-HAI CLA-BSI related

VAP related

CAUTI related Overall %

Escherichia coli 36.3% 29.2% 35.0% 32.7% Acinetobacter spp. 27.3% 37.5% 20.0% 29.1% Candida spp. 0.0% 0.0% 25.0% 9.1% Klebsiella spp. 0.0% 12.5% 5.0% 7.3% coagulase negative staphylococci 27.3% 4.2% 0.0% 7.3% Stenotrophomonas spp. 0.0% 8.3% 5.0% 5.5% Enterobacter spp. 9.1% 0.0% 5.0% 3.6% Pseudomonas spp. 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 3.6% Enterococcus spp. 0.0% 0.0% 5.0% 1.8%

International nosocomial infection control consortium findings of device-associated infections rate in an intensive care unit of a lebanese university hospital. Kanj S, Kanafani Z, Sidani N, Alamuddin L, Zahreddine N, Rosenthal V. J Glob Infect Dis. 2012 Jan;4(1):15-21.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2007-2010

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Features of the consortium hospitals, ICUs and patients studied

Hospitals, n 1 1 Academic Teaching 1 1 (100%) Public 0 0% Private Community 0 0% ICUs, n 1 1 Experience of ICP (range), years 16 16 Patients n 269 269 Patients-days n 1818 1818 Sex % (male) 48.0 (129/269) 48.0 (129/269) Age 43.1 43.1 ASIS score, mean 3.77 3.77

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 2. Global rates of health care associated infection by 100 patients and by 1000 bed days

Number of HCAI 52 52

Number of patients 269 269

HCAI (%) 19.3 19.3

Bed days 1818 1818

HCAI per 1000 bed days 28.6 28.6

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 3. Proportion of Health care associated infections in the ICU studied

Total NI 52 52

Proportion of VAP (%) 53.8 53.8 Proportion of CVC-related BSI (%) 13.5 13.5

Proportion of CAUTI (%) 32.7 32.7

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 4. Device usage in the ICUs studied

Total ICU days 1818 1818 Ventilator-days 573 573 Ventilator usage 0.32 0.32 CVC-days 414 414 CVC usage 0.23 0.23 Urinary catheter-days 1321 1321 Catheter usage 0.73 0.73

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 5. Overall microbiological profile and bacterial resistance in the participant ICUs

Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter 31.9 (15/47) 31.9 (15/47) Candida spp. 4.3 (2/47) 4.3 (2/47) E.Coli 10.6 (5/47) 10.6 (5/47) Enterobacter 4.3 (2/47) 4.3 (2/47) Klebsiella 12.8 (6/47) 12.8 (6/47) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 27.7 (13/47) 27.7 (13/47) Staphylococcus aureus 6.4 (3/47) 6.4 (3/47) Coagulase-negative staphylococci 2.1 (1/47) 2.1 (1/47) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 0.0 (0/8) 0.0 (0/8) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 71.7 (38/53) 71.7 (38/53) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 61.1 (33/54) 61.1 (33/54) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 58.8 (10/17) 58.8 (10/17) P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 0 0 P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 28.6 (6/21) 28.6 (6/21) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 9.5 (2/21) 9.5 (2/21) P. aeruginosa / piperacilin tazobactam 0.0 (0/4) 0.0 (0/4) Enterococci/ vancomycin 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacilin tazobactam 100.0 (5/5) 100.0 (5/5)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 6. VAP in the participant ICUs

VAP, no.of cases 28 28 Rate per 100 patients (%) 10.4 10.4 (28/269) Rate per 1000 ventilator-days 48.9 48.9 (28/573) Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter 45.8 (11/24) 45.8 (11/24) E.Coli 4.2 (1/24) 4.2 (1/24) Enterobacter 4.2 (1/24) 4.2 (1/24) Klebsiella 4.2 (1/24) 4.2 (1/24) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 37.5 (9/24) 37.5 (9/24) Staphylococcus aureus 4.2 (1/24) 4.2 (1/24) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 0.0 (0/3) 0.0 (0/3) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 66.7 (8/12) 66.7 (8/12) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 54.5 (6/11) 54.5 (6/11) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 50.0 (2/4) 50.0 (2/4) P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 26.7 (4/15) 26.7 (4/15) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 13.3 (2/15) 13.3 (2/15) P. aeruginosa / piperacilin tazobactam 0.0 (0/2) 0.0 (0/2) Enterococci/ vancomycin 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacilin tazobactam 100.0 (4/4) 100.0 (4/4)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 7. CVC- related BSI in the participant ICUs

CVC-related BSI, no. of cases 7 7 Rate per 100 patients (%) 2.6 (7/269) 2.6 (7/269) Rate per 1000 CVC-days 16.9 (7/414) 16.9 (7/414) Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter spp 14.3 (1/7) 14.3 (1/7) Candida spp. 14.3 (1/7) 14.3 (1/7) Enterobacter 14.3 (1/7) 14.3 (1/7) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 28.6 (2/7) 28.6 (2/7) Staphylococcus aureus 14.3 (1/7) 14.3 (1/7) Coagulase-negative staphylococci 14.3 (1/7) 14.3 (1/7) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 0.0 (0/5) 0.0 (0/5) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 93.3 (14/15) 93.3 (14/15) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 76.5 (13/17) 76.5 (13/17) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 57.1 (4/7) 57.1 (4/7) P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 0.0 (0/2) 0.0 (0/2) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 0.0 (0/2) 0.0 (0/2) P. aeruginosa / piperacillin tazobactam 0.0 (0/1) 0.0 (0/1) Enterococci / vancomycin 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacillin tazobactam 100.0 (1/1) 100.0 (1/1)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 8. CAUTI in the participant ICUs CAUTI, no. of cases 17 17 Rate per 100 patients (%) 6.3 (17/269) 6.3 (17/269) Rate per 1000 catheter-days 12.9 (17/1321) 12.9 (17/1321) Proportion of cases (%): Acinetobacter 18.8 (3/16) 18.8 (3/16) Candida spp. 6.3 (1/16) 6.3 (1/16) E.Coli 25.0 (4/16) 25.0 (4/16) Klebsiella 31.3 (5/16) 31.3 (5/16) Pseudomonas aeruginosa 12.5 (2/16) 12.5 (2/16) Staphylococcus Aureus 6.3 (1/16) 6.3 (1/16) Susceptibility of microorganisms (% resistant):

S. aureus / methicillin (MRSA) 0 0 Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 61.5 (16/26) 61.5 (16/26) Enterobacteriaceae / ceftazidima 53.8 (14/26) 53.8 (14/26) Enterobacteriaceae / piperacillin tazobactam 66.7 (4/6) 66.7 (4/6) P. aeruginosa / ciprofloxacina 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0) P. aeruginosa / ceftazidima 50.0 (2/4) 50.0 (2/4) P. aeruginosa / imipenem 0.0 (0/4) 0.0 (0/4) P. aeruginosa / piperacillin tazobactam 0.0 (0/1) 0.0 (0/1) Enterococci / vancomycin 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0) Acinetobacter / piperacillin tazobactam 0.0 (0/0) 0.0 (0/0)

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 9. Mortality of device-associated infections in the participants ICUs

Hospital Overall Attributable mortality

RR IC % P. value

Overall Crude Mortality of patients without infection, %

25.1 (57/227) 25.1 (57/227) 1.0

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with VAP, %

62.5 (10/16) 62.5 (10/16) 37.4 2.49 1.27 – 4.87 0.0059

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with CVC-associated BSI, %

100.0 (1/1) 100.0 (1/1) 74.9 3.98 0.55 – 28.76 0.1384

Crude unadjusted attributable mortality of patients with CAUTI, %

33.3 (3/9) 33.3 (3/9) 8.2 1.33 0.42 – 4.24 0.6313

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Table 10. Comparison of device utilization and rates of device–associated health care associated infection in

the ICUs of Morocco and in U.S. ICUs.

U.S. NNIS- 1992-2004

Hospital RR

Device utilization Mechanical ventilator 0.35 – 0.43* 0.32 0.74 Central vascular catheter 0.49 - 0.56 0.23 0.41

Urinary catheter 0.78 – 0.82 0.73 0.89 Rates, per 1000 device-days

Ventilator-associated pneumonia 4.6 – 5.1 48.9 9.58

CVC-associated bloodstream infection 3.1 - 3.4 16.9 4.97

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection 3.1- 3.3 12.9 3.90

Proportion (%) of device-associated infections with resistance:

S.aureus / methicillin. 48.1 0.0 (0/8) - Enterobacteriaceae / ceftriaxone 17.4 71.7 (38/53) 4.12

Enterococci / vancomycin 29.1 0.0 (0/0) -

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Health-care associated infections rates, length of stay, and bacterial resistance in an intensive care unit of Morocco: findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC). Madani N, Rosenthal VD, Dendane T, Abidi K, Zeggwagh AA,

Abouqal R. Int Arch Med. 2009 Oct 7;2(1):29.

Period of this Study: 2004-2008

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Table 1. Features of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Hospitals and Intensive Care Units

Variable Hospital A Hospital B Hospital C Overall Hospitals, n (%) 1 1 1 3

Academic teaching 1 0 1 2 (66%) Public 0 1 0 1 (33%) Private community 0 0 0 0

Hospital number of beds 400 150 1000 400-1000

ICUs, n 1 1 1 3 ICU type PICU PICU RICU PICU & RICU Surveillance Period 04/2009 to 09/2009 06/2010 to 07/2010 12/2008 to 12/2009 12/2008 to 07/2010 Range of experience of the infection control practitioner, y

1 3 2 1-3

Patients studied, n 119 24 473 616 Total ICU days, d 1,274 261 2,930 6,000 Device use*

Ventilator days, d 510 57 1,077 1,644 Ventilator use, 0.40 0.22 0.37 0.27 Central Line days, d 794 112 1,021 1,927

Central Line use, 0.62 0.43 0.35 0.32 Urinary catheter days, d 466 67 1,551 2,084

Urinary catheter use, 0.37 0.26 0.53 0.35

Device-associated infection rates in adult and pediatric intensive care units of hospitals in Egypt. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Rasslan O, Seliem ZS, Ghazi IA, El Sabour MA, El Kholy AA, Sadeq FM, Kalil M, Abdel-Aziz D, Sharaf HY, Saeed A, Agha H, El-Abdeen SA, El Gafarey M, El Tantawy A, Fouad L, Abel-Haleim MM, Muhamed T, Saeed H, Rosenthal VD. J Infect

Public Health. 2012 Dec;5(6):394-402.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2009-2010

Table 2. Device-associated health care associated infections per 1000 devices days: ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line-associated blood stream infection, and catheter-associated urinary tract infection

in the pediatric and respiratory intensive care unit.

Type of ICU

Infection site

Device type

Device- days

DA- HAI

Distribution of DA-HAI (%)

Rate per 100 patients (%) Rate per 1000 device-days*

PICU VAP MV 567 18 51.4 12.6 31.7 (95% CI 19.9 – 49.8)

PICU CLABSI CL 906 15 48.6 11.9 18.8 (95% CI 10.9 – 29.9)

PICU CAUTI UC 533 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

RICU VAP MV 1,077 79 51% 16.7 73.4 (95% CI 58.5 – 90.6)

RICU CLABSI CL 1,021 23 15% 4.9 22.5 (95% CI 14.3 – 33.6)

RICU CAUTI UC 1,551 53 34% 11.2 34.2 (95% CI 25.7 – 44.5)

Device-associated infection rates in adult and pediatric intensive care units of hospitals in Egypt. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings. Rasslan O, Seliem ZS, Ghazi IA, El Sabour MA, El Kholy AA, Sadeq FM, Kalil M, Abdel-Aziz D, Sharaf HY, Saeed A, Agha H, El-Abdeen SA, El Gafarey M, El Tantawy A, Fouad L, Abel-Haleim MM, Muhamed T, Saeed H, Rosenthal VD. J Infect

Public Health. 2012 Dec;5(6):394-402.

Data collected by Hospital Team, using INICC Surveillance forms and methods, applying CDC NSHN Criteria for HAIs. Data analyzed by Dr. Victor D. Rosenthal (VDR). Paper drafted by VDR, revised and approved by Hospital Team, and submitted to the journal by VDR

Period of this Study: 2009-2010

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