Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology (Jan 2023)

Healthcare-associated infections during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the modulating effect of centralized surveillance

  • Graham M. Snyder,
  • Suzanne Wagester,
  • Patricia L. Harris,
  • Abby L. Valek,
  • Jacob C. Hodges,
  • Andrew L. Bilderback,
  • Fazrina Kader,
  • Colleen A. Tanner,
  • Amy P. Metzger,
  • Susan E. DiNucci,
  • Bonnie V. Colaianne,
  • Ashley Chung,
  • Rachel L. Zapf,
  • Paula L. Kip,
  • Tamra E. Minnier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/ash.2023.139
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3

Abstract

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We analyzed efficacy of a centralized surveillance infection prevention (CSIP) program in a healthcare system on healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. HAI rates were variable in CSIP and non-CSIP facilities. Central-line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI), C. difficile infection (CSI), and surgical-site infection (SSI) rates were negatively correlated with COVID-19 intensity in CSIP facilities.