Healthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and long-term healthcare facilities during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Autor:	Evans ME; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.; Lexington Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Lexington, Kentucky.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky School of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky., Simbartl LA; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC., Kralovic SM; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.; Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Cincinnati, Ohio.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio., Clifton M; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC., DeRoos K; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC., McCauley BP; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC., Gauldin N; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC., Flarida LK; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC., Gamage SD; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio., Jones MM; VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah., Roselle GA; National Infectious Diseases Service, Specialty Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.; Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Cincinnati, Ohio.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2023 Mar; Vol. 44 (3), pp. 420-426. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 05.
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2022.93
Abstrakt:	Objective: To assess the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) reported from 128 acute-care and 132 long-term care Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. Methods: We compared central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), ventilator-associated events (VAEs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and Clostridioides difficile infections and rates reported from each facility monthly to a centralized database before the pandemic (February 2019 through January 2020) and during the pandemic (July 2020 through June 2021). Results: Nationwide VA COVID-19 admissions peaked in January 2021. Significant increases in the rates of CLABSIs, VAEs, and MRSA all-site HAIs (but not MRSA CLABSIs) were observed during the pandemic in acute-care facilities. There was no significant change in CAUTI rates, and C. difficile rates significantly decreased. There were no significant increases in HAIs in long-term care facilities. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic had a differential impact on HAIs of various types in VA acute care, with many rates increasing. The decrease in CDI HAIs may be due, in part, to evolving diagnostic testing. The minimal impact of COVID-19 in VA long-term facilities may reflect differences in patient numbers and acuity and early recognition of the impact of the pandemic on nursing home residents leading to increased vigilance and optimization of infection prevention and control practices in that setting. These data support the need for building and sustaining conventional infection prevention and control strategies before and during a pandemic.
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