Device-associated infection rates, bacterial resistance, length of stay, and mortality in Kuwait: International Nosocomial Infection Consortium findings

To report the results of the International Infection Control Consortium (INICC) study conducted in Kuwait from November 2013-March 2015. A device-associated health care–acquired infection (DA-HAI) prospective surveillance study in 7 adult, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units (ICUs) using the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions and INICC methods. We followed 3,732 adult and pediatric patients for 21,611 bed days and 671 neonatal patients for 4,515 bed days. In the medical-surgical ICUs, the central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate was 3.5 per 1,000 central line days, the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rate was 4.0 per 1,000 mechanical ventilator days, and the catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rate was 3.3 per 1,000 urinary catheter days; all of them were lower than INICC rates (CLABSI: 4.9; VAP: 16.5; and CAUTI: 5.3) and higher than NHSN rates (CLABSI: 0.9; VAP: 1.1; and CAUTI: 1.2). Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to oxacillin was 100%, resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii to imipenem and meropenem was 77.6%, and resistance of Klebsiella pneumoniae to imipenem and meropenem was 29.4%. Extra length of stay was 27.1 days for CLABSI, 22.2 days for VAP, and 19.2 days for CAUTI in adult and pediatric ICUs. Extra crude mortality was 19.9% for CLABSI, 30.9% for VAP, and 11.1% for CAUTI in adult and pediatric ICUs. DA-HAI rates in our ICUs are higher than the CDC-NSHN rates and lower than the INICC international rates

Impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multidimensional approach on rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units of two hospitals in Kuwait

Objective: To analyse the impact of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) multidimensional approach (IMA) on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates in three intensive care units (ICUs) from two hospitals in Kuwait City from January 2014 to March 2015.Design: A prospective, before-after study on 2507 adult ICU patients. During baseline, we performed outcome surveillance of VAP applying CDC/NHSN definitions. During intervention, we implemented the IMA through the INICC Surveillance Online System (ISOS), which included: (1) a bundle of infection prevention interventions; (2) education; (3) outcome surveillance; and (4) feedback on VAP rates and consequences. Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the effect of the intervention on VAP, controlling for potential bias.Results: During baseline, 1990 mechanical ventilator (MV)-days and 14 VAPs were recorded, accounting for 7.0 VAPs per 1000 MV-days. During intervention, 9786 MV-days and 35 VAPs were recorded, accounting for 3.0 VAPs per 1000 MV-days. The VAP rate was reduced by 57.1% (incidence-density ratio = 0.51; 95% CI = 0.28-0.93; p = 0.042). Logistic regression showed a significant reduction in VAP rate during the intervention phase (OR = 0.39, 95% CI = 0.18-0.83), with 61% effectiveness.Conclusions: Implementing IMA through ISOS was associated with a significant reduction in the VAP rate in Kuwait ICUs.Fil: Al Mousa, Haifaa Hassan. Ministry of Health; KuwaitFil: Omar, Abeer Aly. Ministry of Health; KuwaitFil: Rosenthal, Víctor Daniel. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; ArgentinaFil: Salama, Mona Foda. Mubarak Al Kabir Hospital; Kuwait. University of Mansoura; EgiptoFil: Aly, Nasser Yehia. Farwaniya Hospital; Kuwait. University of Alexandria; EgiptoFil: El Dossoky Noweir, Mohammad. Farwaniya Hospital; KuwaitFil: Rebello, Flavie Maria. Mubarak Al Kabir Hospital; KuwaitFil: Narciso, Dennis Malungcot. Mubarak Al Kabir Hospital; KuwaitFil: Sayed, Amani Fouad. Farwaniya Hospital; KuwaitFil: Kurian, Anu. Farwaniya Hospital; KuwaitFil: George, Sneha Mary. Farwaniya Hospital; KuwaitFil: Mohamed, Amna Mostafa. Farwaniya Hospital; KuwaitFil: Ramapurath, Ruby Jose. Farwaniya Hospital; KuwaitFil: Varghese, Suga Thomas. Farwaniya Hospital; KuwaitFil: Orellano, Pablo Wenceslao. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium; Argentina. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional; Argentin

World alliance against antibiotic resistance: The WAAAR declaration against antibiotic resistance

We must change how antibiotics are used and adopt proactive strategies, similar to those used to save endangered species. Preservation of the efficacy of antibiotics and to stabilization of antibiotic-susceptible bacterial ecosystems should be global goals

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiu (INICC) report, data summary of 43 countries for 2007-2012. Device-associated module

We report the results of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) surveillance study from January 2007-December 2012 in 503 intensive care units (ICUs) in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. During the 6-year study using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions for device-associated health care–associated infection (DA-HAI), we collected prospective data from 605,310 patients hospitalized in the INICC's ICUs for an aggregate of 3,338,396 days. Although device utilization in the INICC's ICUs was similar to that reported from ICUs in the U.S. in the CDC's NHSN, rates of device-associated nosocomial infection were higher in the ICUs of the INICC hospitals: the pooled rate of central line–associated bloodstream infection in the INICC's ICUs, 4.9 per 1,000 central line days, is nearly 5-fold higher than the 0.9 per 1,000 central line days reported from comparable U.S. ICUs. The overall rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia was also higher (16.8 vs 1.1 per 1,000 ventilator days) as was the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (5.5 vs 1.3 per 1,000 catheter days). Frequencies of resistance of Pseudomonas isolates to amikacin (42.8% vs 10%) and imipenem (42.4% vs 26.1%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates to ceftazidime (71.2% vs 28.8%) and imipenem (19.6% vs 12.8%) were also higher in the INICC's ICUs compared with the ICUs of the CDC's NHSN