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Hospital acquired infections: The different common sources of infection, their routes of spread and the growing antimicrobial resistance. Also includes a discussion on hospital Infection prevention and control guidelines and the universal and standard precautions.
A short brief on 'Hospital Acquired Infections' (HAI) or 'Nosocomial Infection' (NI) for M Phil, MPH and Advance Course in Hospital Management/ Administration
Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections
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An infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other health care facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. This includes infection acquired in hospital but appearing after discharge, and also occupational infection among staff of the facility.
Hospital infection control programs can help healthcare organizations monitor and improve practices, identify risks and proactively establish policies to prevent the spread of infections
HAI are a significant cause of increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. In addition, HAI lead to prolonged hospital stay, are inconvenient for the patients, and constitute huge economic burden on health care system. Studies have shown that HAI prevalence varies from 3.8% to 19.6% depending on the population surveyed with a pooled global prevalence of 10.1%.
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An infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other health care facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at the time of admission. This includes infection acquired in hospital but appearing after discharge, and also occupational infection among staff of the facility.
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Hospital Acquired Infection
1. Colonel Zulfiquer Ahmed Amin
M Phil, MPH, PGD (Health Economics), MBBS
Armed Forces Medical Institute (AFMI)
2. Introduction
Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAI) continue to be a source of great
medical and economical strain for clinics and facilities across the
world. A hospital-acquired infection— also called “nosocomial
infection (NI) ” can be defined as:
- An infection acquired in hospital by a patient who was admitted
for a reason other than that infection.
- An infection occurring in a patient in a hospital or other health
care facility in whom the infection was not present or incubating at
the time of admission.
3. For a HAI, the infection must occur:
- Up to 48 hours after hospital admission
- Up to 3 days after discharge
- Up to 30 days after an operation
- In a healthcare facility when someone was admitted for reasons
other than the infection
- Ideally, it should be less than 1-2%
Characteristic of HAI
4. HAI Rate
Hospital Acquired Infection = i / d
Hospital Acquired Infection Rate = (i / d)×100
Where, i = Total Number of Hospital Infections
d = Total Number of Discharges (Including Deaths)
5. Frequency of HAI
A prevalence survey conducted by WHO in 55 hospitals of 14
countries representing 4 WHO Regions (Europe, Eastern
Mediterranean, South-East Asia and Western Pacific) showed an
average of 8.7% of hospital patients had nosocomial infections.
The highest frequencies of nosocomial infections were reported
from hospitals in the Eastern Mediterranean and South-East Asia
Regions (11.8 and 10.0% respectively).
In a study of CMH Dhaka, a prevalence rate of 8.33% was found for
HAI (2015).
6. Impact of nosocomial infections
- Hospital-acquired infections add to functional disability and
emotional stress of the patient and may, in some cases, lead to
disabling conditions that reduce the quality of life.
- The increased length of stay for infected patients is the greatest
contributor to cost. One study showed that the overall increase in
the duration of hospitalization for patients with surgical wound
infections was 8.2 days.
- The increased use of drugs, the need for isolation, and the use of
additional laboratory and other diagnostic studies also contribute to
costs.
- Organisms causing nosocomial infections can be transmitted to the
community through discharged patients, staff, and visitors.
- In severe cases (eg, Septicaemia), it may lead to death.
14. Factors influencing the development of HAI
1. The microbial agent
- Contact between the patient and a microorganism.
- The likelihood of exposure leading to infection depends partly on
the characteristics of the microorganisms, including resistance to
antimicrobial agents, intrinsic virulence, and amount (inoculum) of
infective material.
- Infections may be caused by a microorganism acquired from
another
- person in the hospital (cross-infection) or may be caused by the
patient’s own flora (endogenous infection).
- Most infections acquired in hospital today are caused by
microorganisms which are common in the general population, in
whom they cause no or milder disease than among hospital patients
(Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci,
enterococci, Enterobacteriaceae).
15.
16.
17. 2. Patient susceptibility
- Important patient factors influencing acquisition of infection include
age, immune status, underlying disease, and diagnostic and
therapeutic interventions.
- The extremes of life: Infancy and old age, are associated with a
decreased resistance to infection.
- Patients with chronic disease such as severe anaemia, malignant
tumours, leukaemia, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, or AIDS have an
increased susceptibility to infections with opportunistic pathogens.
- Immunosuppressive drugs or irradiation may lower resistance to
infection.
- Injuries to skin or mucous membranes bypass natural defence
mechanisms.
- Malnutrition.
- Many modern diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, (eg,
catheterization, intubation/ventilation and suction and surgical
procedures, etc).
18. 3. Environmental factors
- Health care settings are an environment where both infected
persons and ‘persons at increased risk of infection’ congregate.
- Crowded conditions within the hospital, frequent transfers of
patients from one unit to another, and concentration of patients
highly susceptible to infection in one area (e.g. newborn infants, burn
patients, intensive care ) all contribute to the development of
nosocomial infections.
- Microbial flora may contaminate objects, devices, and materials
which subsequently contact susceptible body sites of patients.
- Lack of House-keeping services.
- Inappropriate building design and ventilation.
19. 4. Bacterial resistance
- The widespread use of antimicrobials for therapy or prophylaxis
(including topical) is the major determinant of resistance.
- Many strains of pneumococci, staphylococci, enterococci, and
tuberculosis are currently resistant to most or all antimicrobials
which were once effective.
- Multi-resistant Klebsiella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are
prevalent in many hospitals.
Antibiotic Resistant Organisms in HAI:
- MRSA: Methicillin Resistant S. aureus
- VRE: Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci
- ESBL: Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing E coli/
Klebsiella
22. Urinary infections
- This is the most common nosocomial infection; 80% of infections
are associated with the use of an indwelling bladder catheter.
- Infections are usually defined by microbiological criteria: positive
quantitative urine culture (≥105 microorganisms/ml).
- The bacteria responsible arise from the gut flora, either normal
(Escherichia coli) or acquired in hospital (multi-resistant Klebsiella).
23. Surgical site infections
- Surgical site infections are also frequent: the incidence varies from 0.5 to
15% depending on the type of operation and underlying patient status.
- The impact on hospital costs and postoperative length of stay (between 3
and 20 additional days) is considerable.
- The infecting microorganisms are variable, depending on:
- Type and location of surgery,
- Antimicrobials received by the patient.
- Extent of contamination during the procedure (clean, clean-
contaminated, contaminated, dirty),
- Length of the operation
- Patient’s general condition
- Quality of surgical technique
- Presence of foreign bodies including drains
- Virulence of the microorganisms, concomitant infection at other
sites
- Use of preoperative shaving, and
- Experience of the surgical team
24. Nosocomial pneumonia (Respiratory tract)
- The most important are patients on ventilators in intensive care units,
where the rate of pneumonia is 3% per day.
- High case fatality rate associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia;
they are often endogenous (digestive system or nose and throat), but may
be exogenous, often from contaminated respiratory equipment.
- Patients with seizures or decreased level of consciousness are at risk for
nosocomial infection, even if not intubated.
- Viral bronchiolitis (respiratory syncytial virus, RSV) is common in
children’s units, and influenza and secondary bacterial pneumonia may
occur in institutions for the elderly.
- With highly immuno-compromised patients, Legionella spp. And
Aspergillus pneumonia may occur.
- In countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis, particularly multi-
resistant strains.
25. Nosocomial bacteraemia (Blood stream)
- Approximately 5%, but case-fatality rates are high — more than
50% for some microorganisms.
- Incidence is increasing, particularly for certain organisms such as
multi-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Candida spp.
26. Other nosocomial infections (Skin and others)
- Skin and soft tissue infections: Open sores (ulcers, burns and
bedsores)
- Gastroenteritis is the most common nosocomial infection in
children, where rotavirus is a chief pathogen: Clostridium difficile is
the major cause of nosocomia.
- Endometritis and other infections of the reproductive organs
following childbirth.
27. Microorganisms
1. Bacteria
Commensal bacteria.
Found in normal flora of healthy humans. Cutaneous coagulase-negative
staphylococci cause intravascular line infection and intestinal Escherichia
coli are the most common cause of urinary infection.
Pathogenic bacteria
— Anaerobic Gram-positive rods (e.g. Clostridium) cause gangrene.
— Gram-positive bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus, beta-haemolytic
streptococci
— Gram-negative bacteria: Enterobacteriacae (e.g. Escherichia coli,
Proteus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia marcescens).
— Gram-negative organisms such as Pseudomonas spp.
— Selected other bacteria are a unique risk in hospitals. For instance,
Legionella species
28. Commensalism, is a class of relationships between two organisms
where one organism obtains food or other benefits from the other
without affecting it. This is in contrast with mutualism, in which
both organisms benefit from each other, amensalism, where one is
harmed while the other is unaffected, and parasitism, where one
benefits while the other is harmed.
29. 2. Viruses
- Hepatitis B and C viruses (transfusions, dialysis, injections,
endoscopy)
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rotavirus, and enteroviruses
(transmitted by hand-to-mouth contact and via the faecal-oral
route).
- Other viruses such as cytomegalovirus, HIV, Ebola, influenza
viruses, herpes simplex virus, and varicella-zoster virus.
30. 3. Parasites and fungi
- Giardia lamblia
- Many fungi and other parasites are opportunistic organisms and
cause infections during extended antibiotic treatment and severe
immunosuppression (Candida albicans, Aspergillus spp.,
Cryptococcus neoformans, Cryptosporidium).
- Environmental contamination by airborne organisms such as
Aspergillus spp.
- Sarcoptes scabies (scabies)
Parasite: An organism which lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients
at the other's expense.
34. Reservoirs and transmission
1. The permanent or transient flora of the patient (Endogenous
infection).
Bacteria present in the normal flora cause infection because of
transmission to sites outside the natural habitat (urinary tract),
damage to tissue (wound) or inappropriate antibiotic therapy that
allows overgrowth (C. difficile, yeast spp.).
35. 2. Flora from another patient or member of staff (Exogenous
cross-infection). Bacteria are transmitted between patients:
- Through direct contact between patients (hands, saliva droplets
or other body fluids),
- In the air (droplets or dust contaminated by a patient’s bacteria),
- Via staff contaminated through patient care (hands, clothes, nose
and throat) who become transient or permanent carriers,
subsequently transmitting bacteria to other patients by direct
contact during care,
- Via objects contaminated by the patient (including equipment),
the staff’s hands, visitors or other environmental sources (e.g.
water, other fluids, food).
36. Routes of Transmission
The main routes are:
- Airborne infection:
Infection usually occurs by the respiratory route, with the agent
present in aerosols (infectious particles <5 μm in diameter).
- Droplet infection:
Large droplets carry the infectious agent (>5 μm in diameter).
- Infection by direct or indirect contact:
infection occurs through direct contact between the source of
infection and the recipient or indirectly through contaminated
objects.
37. Environment of HAI
Hospital environment that significantly contributes to HAI are:
- Building features,
- Ventilation,
- Water,
- Food and wastes.
- Housekeeping
- Medical Devices
38. Buildings feature:
- Traffic flow to minimize exposure of high-risk patients and facilitate
patient transport
- Adequate spatial separation of patients
- Adequate number and type of isolation rooms
- Appropriate access to hand-washing facilities
- Materials (e.g. carpets, floors) that can be adequately cleaned
- Appropriate potable water systems to limit Legionella spp.
- Inlets and outlets
39. Ventilation
Fresh filtered air, appropriately circulated, will dilute and remove airborne
bacterial contamination. It also eliminates smells.
Ultra-clean air
For minimizing airborne particles, air must be circulated into the room with a
velocity of at least 0.25 m/sec through a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA)
filter, which excludes particulate matter of defined size. If particles 0.3 microns
in diameter and larger are removed, the air entering the room will be
essentially clean and free of bacterial contaminants.
Operating theatres
- The operating room is usually under positive pressure relative to the
surrounding corridors, to minimize inflow of air into the room.
- Modern operating rooms which meet current air standards are virtually free
of particles larger than 0.5 μm (including bacteria) when no people are in the
room.
- operating rooms are ventilated with 20 to 25 changes per hour of high-
efficiency filtered air
40. Food
Quality and quantity of food are key factors for patient
convalescence. Ensuring safe food is an important service delivery in
health care.
The most common errors related to food which contribute to
outbreaks include:
— Preparing food more than a half day in advance of needs
— Storage at room temperature
— Inadequate cooling
— Inadequate reheating
— Use of contaminated processed food (cooked meats and poultry,
pies and take-away meals) prepared in premises other than those in
which the food was consumed
— Undercooking
— Cross-contamination from raw to cooked food
— Contamination from food handlers.
41. Water
The physical, chemical and bacteriological characteristics of water
used in health care institutions must meet local regulations.
Waste
Health care waste is a potential reservoir of pathogenic
microorganisms, and requires appropriate handling. Appropriate
colour-coding for waste segregation, transportation, handling and
disposal should be ensured.
42. Housekeeping:
Proper supervision.
Regular cleaning.
Proper Linen and Laundry Services.
Adoption of 5S (5s-CQI-TQM) system of hospital- quality improvement.
Medical Equipment:
Proper CSSD Services.
Avoid unnecessary instrumentation.
Aseptic condition (Including sterilization)
Policy on use of medical devices (Including duration of use).
44. Rodac Plates (RODAC = Replicate Organism Detection And Counting) can be used for microbiological
control of all surfaces.
45. Antimicrobial resistance
Currently many microorganisms have become resistant to different
antimicrobial agents, and in some cases to nearly all agents. Some
strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have a
particular facility for nosocomial transmission. MRSA strains are
often resistant to several antibiotics in addition to the penicillinase-
resistant penicillins and cephalosporins, and occasionally are
sensitive only to vancomycin and teicoplanin.
46.
47. Infection control programs
- National or regional programs
The responsible health authority should develop a national (or
regional) program to support hospitals in reducing the risk of
nosocomial infections.
- Hospital programs
Risk prevention for patients and staff is a concern of everyone in the
facility, and must be supported at the level of senior administration.
- Infection Control Committee
48. Composition of Infection Control Committee
- Hospital director as chairman
- Chief of Infection control team (Microbiology staff)
- Heads of all the major clinical departments
- Chief Nurse.
- Chief Pharmacist.
- Head of the maintenance and cleaning department.
- Head of CSSD.
49. Functions of Hospital Infection Control Committee
- Formulates infection control guidelines and procedures and
recommends for approval.
- Monitors implementation of infection control practices in both
patient care and not-patient care areas.
- Conducts a hospital wide surveillance and identifies prevalent
microorganisms and nosocomial infections and makes appropriate
action.
- Facilitates/recommends risk reduction strategies to prevent
hospital acquired infections among patients, families and health
care providers
- Recommends appropriate advices on issues and problems related
to infection control practices.
50. - Plans/facilitates for the educational training of all hospital
employees on infection control practices.
- Conducts risk assessment activities for patients who are likely to
develop hospital acquired infections and makes appropriate action
an recommendations.
- Collates/analyzes statistical data on hospital infection and makes
prompt action and recommendations.
- Reviews the use of antibiotics as they relate to patient care.
- Conducts regular meeting or as the need arises.
- Others as assigned.
51. Role of Infection Control Committee
• Education and Training
• Development and dissemination of infection control policy
• Monitoring and audit of hygiene practices
• Clinical Audit
52. How Does the Infection Control Committee Prevent
and Control Infection?
Planning:
The Infection Control Committee is actively involved with the
planning and implementation of new procedures that pose a
potential infection control risk. The committee also may provide
input into the selection of chemicals used to manage the
environment, such as detergents and disinfectants. It may also
provide input into the selection of equipment used to process
instruments and accessories.
Monitoring:
The Infection Control Committee also monitors infectious processes
within the healthcare facility. They review infection control statistics
from the facility in an effort to minimize risk, identify problem areas,
and implement corrective actions.
53. Evaluating:
Along with monitoring specific incidents, the Infection Control
Committee also looks at the bigger picture as it continually strives to
improve processes within the facility.
Updating:
The constant advancement of medical technology introduces
changes at all levels within the healthcare facility, new bacterial
strains complicate and challenge older infection control practices,
and new research often requires re-examination of established
procedures.
Educating:
Finally, as an integral part of its leadership, the committee must take
an active role in staff education.
54. Nosocomial infection surveillance
Public health surveillance is the continuous, systematic collection,
analysis and interpretation of health-related data needed for the
planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health practice.
The development of a surveillance process to monitor HAI rate is an
essential first step to identify local problems and priorities, and
evaluate the effectiveness of infection control activity.
55.
56. Prevention of nosocomial infection
1. Risk stratification
Acquisition of nosocomial infection is determined by both patient
factors, such as degree of immuno-compromise, and interventions
performed which increase risk. risk assessment will be helpful to
categorize patients and plan infection control interventions.
2. Reducing person-to-person transmission
Hand decontamination: Compliance with hand-washing is
frequently suboptimal. This is due to:
- Lack of appropriate accessible equipment,
- Insufficient knowledge of staff about risks and procedures,
- Too long a duration recommended for washing,
- Lack of washing facilities
- Leniency of the management
57. Personal hygiene: All staff must maintain good personal hygiene.
Nails must be clean and kept short.
Clothing:
- Clothes covered by a white coat
- In special areas such as burn or intensive care units, uniform
trousers and a short-sleeved gown
- The working outfit must be made of a material easy to wash and
decontaminate.
- Use of shoes and caps
Masks
Gloves
58. Safe injection practices
- Eliminate unnecessary injections
- Use sterile needle and syringe
- Use disposable needle and syringes, if possible
- Prevent contamination of medications
- Follow safe sharps disposal practices
3. Preventing transmission from the environment
- Adequate methods for cleaning, disinfecting and sterilizing must be in
place.
- Ninety per cent of microorganisms are present within “visible dirt”, and
the purpose of routine cleaning is to eliminate this dirt.
- Safe disposal of hospital waste.
59. 4. Establishing Infection Control Committee
5. Establishment of infection control program.
6. Provision of safe blood.
7. Proper hospital building and design.
8. Surveillance.
9. Commitment of administrators and clinicians.
10. Financing infection control programs.
11. Raising awareness among the staffs, patients and attendants.
12. Special awareness and compliance of hand-hygiene by the
healthcare providers.