Feasibility study on HAI prevalence in nursing homes

The Office for Hygiene, Infection Prevention and Control of the Canton of Vaud (HPCi Vaud) concluded its study in June 2018. For the first time we now have statistics on the spread of HAIs in nursing homes: 4.4% of a total of 562 nursing home residents were affected. According to the study non-specialised nursing staff can also collect meaningful data.

The second study was in 2019: St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital (KSSG), in collaboration with HPCi Vaud, investigated the spread of HAIs in nursing homes and the amount of antibiotics that are used. The HAI rate of 4.0 percent was comparable to the canton of Vaud (4.4 percent), whereas antibiotic use in St. Gallen was slightly lower (2 percent compared with 3.9 percent in Vaud).

Documents

Machbarkeitsstudie zur Punktprävalenz Erhebung (PPS) von healthcare-assoziierten Infektionen (HAI) und des Einsatzes antimikrobieller Mittel in den Alters- und Pflegeheimen des Kantons St. Gallen (PDF, 318 kB, 07.07.2022)Document in german

Healthcare-associated infections and antibiotic use in long-term care residents from two geographical regions in Switzerland (PDF, 318 kB, 07.07.2022)

Molecular Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacterales in Long-Term Care Residents (PDF, 1 MB, 07.07.2022)

Links

HPCi - hygiène, prévention et contrôle de l'infection (Seite nur auf Französisch verfügbar)

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