The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Nosocomial Infection Rate: A Case of Iran

The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Nosocomial Infection Rate: A Case of Iran

Background. 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....

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Veröffentlicht in:The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology 2021-02, Vol.2021, p.6650920-6
Hauptverfasser: Jabarpour, Maryam, Dehghan, Mahlagha, Afsharipour, Giti, Hajipour Abaee, Elham, Mangolian Shahrbabaki, Parvin, Ahmadinejad, Mehdi, Maazallahi, Mahboobeh
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Sprache:eng
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Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Cross infection
Disease control
Disease susceptibility
Epidemics
Hospitals
Infectious diseases
Influence
Intensive care units
Iran
Mortality
Nosocomial infection
Nosocomial infections
Outbreaks
Pandemics
Risk factors
Statistics
Surgery
Urinary tract infections
Viral diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Background. 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. Methods. 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. Results. There was a 19.75-point decrease in the total rate of nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 outbreak (P = 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 (P 
ISSN:1712-9532
1918-1493
DOI:10.1155/2021/6650920