An outbreak within an outbreak: The impact of Infection Prevention and Control strategies on hospital-acquired infections and the occurrence of multi-drug resistant organisms during the COVID-19 pandemic

CONCLUSION: We observed a very significant rise in HAIs in the COVID-19 ICU during the third wave compared with the first, with almost three times as many patients developing HAIs. Unsurprisingly, it was associated with a longer mean stay in ICU and a higher mortality. The outbreak of both CRE and A. baumannii, and the fact that many patients cultured the same CRE organism and A. baumannii, strongly suggests that a critical breakdown in IPC measures had occurred.PMID:38525636 | DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i12.971

Source: South African Medical Journal - March 25, 2024 Category: African Health Authors: B Mashigo A Parker U Lalla B W Allwood M S Moolla T Lovelock C F N Koegelenberg Source Type: research