Impact of new water systems on healthcare-associated colonization or infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control

Chavanet, Pascal¹  Quantin, Catherine²  Vanhems, Philippe³  Bertrand, Xavier⁴  Aho-Glélé, Ludwig S.⁵  Lefebvre, Annick⁵  Astruc, Karine⁵  Lucet, Jean-Christophe⁶ 

[1] Département de maladies infectieuses, CHU Dijon, France;Service de Biostatistiques et Information Médicale, CHU Dijon, France;Service d’Hygiène Hospitalière, Epidémiologie et Prévention, groupe hospitalier Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France;Service d’hygiène, CHU Besançon, France;Service d’épidémiologie et hygiène hospitalières, CHU Dijon, France;UHLIN, groupe hospitalier Bichat – Claude Bernard, HUPNVS, AP-HP, Paris, France;

关键词: Pseudomonas aeruginosa;    water systems;    healthcare-associated infections;    infection control;   

DOI  :  10.3205/dgkh000272

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Aim: We aimed to study the impact of new water systems, which were less contaminated with , on the incidence of healthcare-associatedcases (colonizations or infections) in care units that moved to a different building between 2005 and 2014. Methods: Generalized Estimated Equations were used to compare the incidence ofhealthcare-associated cases according to the building. Results: Twenty-nine units moved during the study period and 2,759 cases occurred in these units. No difference was observed when the new building was compared with older buildings overall.Conclusion: Our results did not support our hypothesis of a positive association between water system contamination and the incidence of healthcare-associatedcases. These results must be confirmed by linking results of water samples and patients’ data.

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