The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Nosocomial Infection Rate: A Case of Iran | Zendy

Maryam Jabarpour | Zendy; Mahlagha Dehghan | Zendy; Giti Afsharipour | Zendy; Elham Hajipour Abaee | Zendy; Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki | Zendy; Mehdi Ahmadinejad | Zendy; Mahboobeh Maazallahi | Zendy

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The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on Nosocomial Infection Rate: A Case of Iran

Author(s) -

Maryam Jabarpour,

Mahlagha Dehghan,

Giti Afsharipour,

Elham Hajipour Abaee,

Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki,

Mehdi Ahmadinejad,

Mahboobeh Maazallahi

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2021/6650920

Subject(s) - outbreak , medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , infection control , emergency medicine , attack rate , infection rate , infectious disease (medical specialty) , intensive care , mortality rate , disease , intensive care medicine , virology , surgery

Background Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is a new type of coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic. The disease is highly contagious, and all people are susceptible to the disease. Therefore, extensive measures were taken to prevent the spread of the disease at the community and hospitals. This study aimed to investigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on nosocomial infection rate.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in an educational hospital, southeast Iran. The nosocomial infection rates of critical/intensive care units (CCU/ICUs) and medical-surgical units were assessed during and before the COVID-19 outbreak.Results There was a 19.75-point decrease in the total rate of nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 outbreak ( P = 0.02). In addition, there was a 39.12-point decrease in the total rate of CCU/ICUs' nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 outbreak ( P < 0.001). A 19.23-point decrease was also observed in the total rate of medical-surgical units' nosocomial infection during the COVID-19 outbreak ( P = 0.13). All kinds of CCU/ICUs' nosocomial infections had between 31.22- and 100-point decreases during the COVID-19 outbreak. Among medical-surgical units, 33.33- and 30.70-point decreases were observed only in UTI and SSI, respectively, during the COVID-19 outbreak, while BSI had a 40-point increase during the COVID-19 outbreak.Conclusions Proper implementation of infection control protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic seems to reduce nosocomial infections.

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