Article
Incidence Rates of Healthcare- Associated Infection in a Pediatric Home Healthcare Service
Registro en:
SILVA, André Ricardo Araujo da; et al. Incidence Rates of Healthcare- Associated Infection in a Pediatric Home Healthcare Service. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, v.33, n.8, p.845-848, 2012.
0899-823X
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Autor
Silva, Andre Ricardo Araujo da
Souza, Cristina Vieira de
Guimarães, Mario Eduardo Viana
Sargentelli, Guilherme
Gomes, Marisa Zenaide Ribeiro
Resumen
We describe the incidence rates of home healthcare-associated infections
(HHAIs) in a pediatric home healthcare service (PHHCS).
The overall incidence density of HHAIs was 11.1 infections per 1,000
patient-days. Average incidence density of ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) was 6.8 per 1,000 ventilator-days. Strategies for
control of VAP should be prioritized in PHHCSs.