Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System, Intensive Care Unit Module Report: Summary of Data from July 2013 through June 2014.
10.14192/kjnic.2015.20.2.49
- Author:
Yee Gyung KWAK
1
;
Jun Yong CHOI
;
Hyeonmi YOO
;
Sang Oh LEE
;
Hong Bin KIM
;
Su Ha HAN
;
Hee Jung CHOI
;
Young Keun KIM
;
Sung Ran KIM
;
Tae Hyong KIM
;
Hyukmin LEE
;
Hee Kyung CHUN
;
Jae Seok KIM
;
Byung Wook EUN
;
Hyun Sook KOO
;
Eun Hee CHO
;
Young UH
;
Kyungwon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intensive care unit;
KONIS;
Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System;
Nosocomial infection
- MeSH:
Cross Infection*;
Intensive Care Units*;
Critical Care*;
Pneumonia;
Prospective Studies;
Urinary Catheters;
Urinary Tract Infections;
Ventilators, Mechanical
- From:Korean Journal of Nosocomial Infection Control
2015;20(2):49-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: In this report, we present the annual data of the intensive care unit (ICU) module of the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System (KONIS) from July 2013 through June 2014. METHODS: We performed a prospective surveillance of nosocomial urinary tract infections (UTIs), bloodstream infections (BSIs), and pneumonia (PNEU) in 166 ICUs of 94 hospitals using the KONIS. Nosocomial infection (NI) rate was defined as the number of infections per 1,000 patient-days or device-days. RESULTS: A total of 2,843 NIs were found during the study period: 861 UTIs (846 were urinary catheter-associated), 1,173 BSIs (1,021 were central line-associated), and 809 PNEUs (498 were ventilator-associated). The rate of urinary catheter-associated UTIs was 1.21 per 1,000 device-days (95% confidence interval [CI]=1.13-1.29), and the urinary catheter utilization ratio was 0.84 (95% CI=0.839-0.841). The rate of central line-associated BSIs was 2.33 per 1,000 device-days (95% CI=2.20-2.48), and the utilization ratio was 0.53 (95% CI=0.529-0.531). The rate of ventilatorassociated PNEUs (VAPs) was 1.46 per 1,000 device-days (95% CI=1.34-1.60), and the utilization ratio was 0.41 (95% CI=0.409-0.411). In hospitals with more than 900 beds, although the ventilator utilization ratio was highest, the rate of VAPs was lower than in hospitals with 300-699 or 700-899 beds. CONCLUSION: BSIs were the most commonly reported nosocomial infections. Although device utilization ratios had increased, nosocomial infection rates did not differ significantly from those during the previous period (July 2012 through June 2013).
