Correlations between bed occupancy rates and Clostridium difficile infections: a time-series analysis.
Epidemiol Infect
; 139(3): 482-5, 2011 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20513253
ABSTRACT
A time-series analysis was performed to identify the impact of bed occupancy rates and length of hospital stay on the incidence of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). Between January 2003 and July 2008, a mean incidence of 0·5 CDI cases/1000 patient days was recorded. Application of a multivariate model (R2=0·50) showed that bed occupancy rates on general wards (P<0·01) and length of stay in intensive care units (ICUs) (P<0·01) influenced the incidence of CDI. Overcrowding on general wards and long periods in ICUs were identified as being positively associated with the incidence of CDI.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ocupação de Leitos
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Clostridioides difficile
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Infecções por Clostridium
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Epidemiol Infect
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha