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Table 5 The effect of IPC levels on health care-associated infection rates in ICUs

From: Evaluation of the implementation of WHO infection prevention and control core components in Turkish health care facilities: results from a WHO infection prevention and control assessment framework (IPCAF)—based survey

 

Intermediate IPC level

Advanced IPC level

P

Adult ICU (n = 63)

CLABSI rate (per 1000 central line days)

5.25 (8.52)

4.64 (6.03)

0.54

CA-UTI rate (per 1000 urinary catheter days)

1.12 (1.48)

0.81 (1.19)

0.16

VAP rate (per 1000 ventilator days)

5.42 (11.62)

0.65 (8.00)

0.047

Pediatric ICU (n = 36)

CLABSI rate (per 1000 central line days)

5.31 (11.24)

2.33 (7.51)

0.91

CA-UTI rate (per 1000 urinary catheter days)

0.65 (2.74)

0.00 (0.40)

0.15

VAP rate (per 1000 ventilator days)

2.77 (3.58)

1.05 (3.03)

0.26

Neonatal ICU (n = 43)

CLABSI rate (1000 per central line days)

2.30 (7.09)

1.70 (7.21)

0.73

CA-UTI rate (1000 per urinary catheter days)

0.00 (1.05)

0.00 (0.00)

0.96

VAP rate (1000 per ventilator days)

0.50 (6.63)

0.00 (2.04)

0.41

  1. ICU intensive care unit, IPC infection prevention and control, CLABSI Central line- associated blood stream infections, CA-UTI Catheter-associated urinary tract infection, VAP Ventilator-associated pneumonia
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

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