Burden of healthcare-associated infections at six tertiary-care hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A point prevalence survey

Majid M Alshamrani; Aiman El-Saed; Asim Alsaedi; Ayman El Gammal; Wafa Al Nasser; Syed Nazeer; Hanan H Balkhy

doi:10.1017/ice.2018.338

Burden of healthcare-associated infections at six tertiary-care hospitals in Saudi Arabia: A point prevalence survey

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Mar;40(3):355-357. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.338. Epub 2019 Feb 19.

Authors

Majid M Alshamrani¹, Aiman El-Saed¹, Asim Alsaedi², Ayman El Gammal³, Wafa Al Nasser⁴, Syed Nazeer⁵, Hanan H Balkhy¹

Affiliations

¹ Infection Prevention and Control Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC),Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs (MNGHA),Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
² Infection Prevention and Control Department,KAMC, MNGHA, Jeddah,Saudi Arabia.
³ Infection Prevention and Control Department, King Abdulaziz Hospital, MNGHA, Al Hassa,Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Infection Prevention and Control Department, Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal Hospital, MNGHA, Dammam,Saudi Arabia.
⁵ Infection Prevention and Control Department, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, MNGHA, Al Madinah,Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 30777580
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.338

Abstract

A point prevalence survey was conducted on May 11, 2017, among inpatients at 6 hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The overall point prevalence was 6.8% (114 of 1,666). The most common types of infections were pneumonia (27.2%), urinary tract infections (20.2%), and bloodstream infections (10.5%). Approximately 19.2% of healthcare-associated infections were device associated.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Bacteremia / epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Pneumonia / epidemiology
Prevalence
Saudi Arabia / epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires / statistics & numerical data
Tertiary Care Centers / statistics & numerical data*
Urinary Tract Infections / epidemiology
Young Adult