Surveillance of nosocomial infections, like catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infection, possible ventilator-associated pneumonia and secondary bloodstream infections were observed to study the impact of COVID-19 outbreak in ICUs from Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore between February and June 2020. Higher nosocomial infection rates were observed in COVID-19 patients, although it was not statistically significant. Moreover, COVID-19 patients seem to be more predisposed to CAUTI despite a higher proportion of non-COVID-19 patients having urinary catheters. Thus, continued vigilance to ensure adherence to IPC measures is needed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13756-021-00988-7.
【저자키워드】 SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 outbreak, Healthcare-associated infections (HAI), Device-associated nosocomial infections, Intensive care units (ICU), Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), 【초록키워드】 urinary tract infection, Infectious diseases, Infection, ICU, Nosocomial infection, Singapore, bloodstream infection, COVID-19 patients, COVID-19 patient, Nosocomial infections, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, urinary catheters, supplementary material, bloodstream, measure, proportion, statistically significant, non-COVID-19 patient, 【제목키워드】 COVID-19, intensive care, Infection, Analysis, surveillance data,