The Trend of Device-Associated Hospital Acquired Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Need to Revamp Preventive Strategies

Bineeta Kashyap; Rajat Jhamb; Rituparna Saha; Pratima Prasad

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2021, , Pages 98-104

https://doi.org/10.34172/hpr.2021.19

Abstract
  Background: Device-associated infections (DAIs) like ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), central-line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), and catheter-related urinary tract Infection (CAUTI) constitute predominant healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in intensive care units (ICUs).Objectives: ...  Read More