Epidemiological features, antimicrobial resistance profile and clinical outcomes of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units by Iranian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System

In an observational study the medical records of 1722 ICU patients with confirmed healthcare-associated infections at hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in 2017–2019 have been retrospectively reviewed. They have been collected the patient data including age, sex, comorbidities, device use, causative agents, infection type, antimicrobial resistance profile, length of stay, and mortality.

They concluded that healthcare-associated infections in nearly half of ICU patients were fatal, especially when caused by Acinetobacter spp., Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp., or Candida spp. Therefore, effective strategies must be implemented to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria, along with stricter adherence to infection control programmed.

Reference: Rimaz S, Tajzadeh P, Bahrami M, Nooghabi MJ, Eshrati B, Effati S. Study of epidemiological features, antimicrobial resistance profile and clinical outcomes of healthcare-associated infections in intensive care units by Iranian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System. East Mediterr Health J. 2023; 29(5).