| ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units in hubei province, china: a multicentre prospective cohort survey. | a multicentre prospective cohort study was performed in 17 intensive care units (icus) in tertiary care hospitals in hubei province, china. ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) was defined according to modified criteria from the published literature. among 4155 ventilated patients, the crude incidence and incidence rate of vap were 20.9% and 28.9 cases per 1000 ventilator-days. multivariate analysis using logistic regression revealed risk factors including male sex [risk ratio (rr): 1.5; p<0.00 ... | 2011 | 21511367 |
| annual point-prevalence of healthcare-associated infection surveys in a university hospital in china, 2007-2011. | successive point-prevalence surveys were conducted annually from 2007 to 2011 to monitor the prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (hais) in a university hospital in hubei province in china. the surveys used the case definition criteria established by the ministry of health of the people's republic of china. in the 5 surveys, the overall frequency of hais was 3.16% (301/9533). no significant differences were identified in the point prevalence measurements of hais in any of the years fro ... | 2013 | 23999334 |
| point prevalence surveys of healthcare-associated infection in 13 hospitals in hubei province, china, 2007-2008. | successive point prevalence surveys were conducted in november 2007 and 2008 to monitor the prevalence of healthcare-associated infection (hcai) in 13 grade iii, 1st class hospitals in hubei province of china, using the case definition criteria established by the ministry of health in the people's republic of china. in total, of 20 350 patients surveyed, 833 (4.09%) hcais were observed in 790 (3.88%) patients. there was no significant difference between the overall prevalence of hcai in 2007 (4. ... | 2010 | 20692727 |