Jabarpour Maryam, Dehghan Mahlagha, Afsharipour Giti, Hajipour Abaee Elham, Mangolian Shahrbabaki Parvin, Ahmadinejad Mehdi, Maazallahi Mahboobeh
Clinical Research Unit, Shahid Bahonar Academic Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2021 Feb 25;2021:6650920. doi: 10.1155/2021/6650920. eCollection 2021.
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a new type of coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic. The disease is highly contagious, and all people are susceptible to the disease. Therefore, extensive measures were taken to prevent the spread of the disease at the community and hospitals. This study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on nosocomial infection rate.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in an educational hospital, southeast Iran. The nosocomial infection rates of critical/intensive care units (CCU/ICUs) and medical-surgical units were assessed during and before the COVID-19 outbreak.
There was a 19.75-point decrease in the total rate of nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 outbreak ( = 0.02). In addition, there was a 39.12-point decrease in the total rate of CCU/ICUs' nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 outbreak ( < 0.001). A 19.23-point decrease was also observed in the total rate of medical-surgical units' nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 outbreak ( = 0.13). All kinds of CCU/ICUs' nosocomial infections had between 31.22- and 100-point decreases during the COVID-19 outbreak. Among medical-surgical units, 33.33- and 30.70-point decreases were observed only in UTI and SSI, respectively, during the COVID-19 outbreak, while BSI had a 40-point increase during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Proper implementation of infection control protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic seems to reduce nosocomial infections.
冠状病毒病-19（COVID-19）是一种新型冠状病毒，已引发全球大流行。该疾病具有高度传染性，所有人都易感染。因此，在社区和医院采取了广泛措施来预防疾病传播。本研究旨在调查COVID-19疫情对医院感染率的影响。
这项横断面研究在伊朗东南部的一家教学医院进行。在COVID-19疫情期间及之前，评估了重症监护病房（CCU/ICU）和内科-外科病房的医院感染率。
在COVID-19疫情期间，医院感染总发生率下降了19.75个百分点（P = 0.02）。此外，在COVID-19疫情期间，CCU/ICU的医院感染总发生率下降了39.12个百分点（P < 0.001）。在COVID-19疫情期间，内科-外科病房的医院感染总发生率也下降了19.23个百分点（P = 0.13）。在COVID-19疫情期间，CCU/ICU的各类医院感染下降了31.22至100个百分点。在内科-外科病房中，在COVID-19疫情期间，仅尿路感染（UTI）和手术部位感染（SSI）分别下降了33.33和30.70个百分点，而血流感染（BSI）在COVID-19疫情期间增加了40个百分点。
在COVID-19大流行期间正确实施感染控制方案似乎可降低医院感染率。
