The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China
BackgroundCOVID-19 is generally believed to increase the risk of nosocomial infections, however, there is a gap in relevant researches on critically ill patients in cardiac care units (CCU).MethodThis cross-sectional research was conducted in a tertiary-level non-epidemic hospital of Beijing, capita...
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| description | BackgroundCOVID-19 is generally believed to increase the risk of nosocomial infections, however, there is a gap in relevant researches on critically ill patients in cardiac care units (CCU).MethodThis cross-sectional research was conducted in a tertiary-level non-epidemic hospital of Beijing, capital of China. The nosocomial infection rates of CCU were assessed prior to and during the of COVID-19 outbreak.ResultsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall incidence of nosocomial infections decreased by 20.6-percent compared with the pre - pandemic period. Specifically, the total nosocomial infection rate during the COVID-19 pandemic (p = 0.04) decreased by 20.6%. Among various types of CCU-acquired nosocomial infections, the rates of pneumonia, urinary tract infection (UTI), bloodstream infection (BSI), gastrointestinal infection, and skin infection decreased by ranges from 4.7 to 100% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, a 1.5-percent increase in ventilator-associated events (VAEs) was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.ConclusionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, stricter implementation of infection control protocols appears to reduce nosocomial infections in CCU. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-908b45e2e117499ebe9d6de8ce6064d92025-01-20T05:23:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-01-011210.3389/fmed.2025.14839671483967The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in ChinaXiang Liao0Wei Wu1Lijuan Zhang2Zheng Zhang3Chengrong Zheng4Xincheng Qiu5Chao Xin6Zhitao Jin7Department of Cardiology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Anaesthesia and Surgery Centre, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center, Beijing, ChinaBackgroundCOVID-19 is generally believed to increase the risk of nosocomial infections, however, there is a gap in relevant researches on critically ill patients in cardiac care units (CCU).MethodThis cross-sectional research was conducted in a tertiary-level non-epidemic hospital of Beijing, capital of China. The nosocomial infection rates of CCU were assessed prior to and during the of COVID-19 outbreak.ResultsDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall incidence of nosocomial infections decreased by 20.6-percent compared with the pre - pandemic period. Specifically, the total nosocomial infection rate during the COVID-19 pandemic (p = 0.04) decreased by 20.6%. Among various types of CCU-acquired nosocomial infections, the rates of pneumonia, urinary tract infection (UTI), bloodstream infection (BSI), gastrointestinal infection, and skin infection decreased by ranges from 4.7 to 100% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, a 1.5-percent increase in ventilator-associated events (VAEs) was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic.ConclusionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, stricter implementation of infection control protocols appears to reduce nosocomial infections in CCU.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1483967/fullnosocomial infectionscardiac care unitsCOVID-19 pandemicnon-epidemic hospitalChina |
| spellingShingle | Xiang Liao Wei Wu Lijuan Zhang Zheng Zhang Chengrong Zheng Xincheng Qiu Chao Xin Zhitao Jin The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China Frontiers in Medicine nosocomial infections cardiac care units COVID-19 pandemic non-epidemic hospital China |
| title | The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China |
| title_full | The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China |
| title_fullStr | The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China |
| title_short | The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non-epidemic hospital in China |
| title_sort | impact of covid 19 pandemic on nosocomial infections in the cardiac care unit of a non epidemic hospital in china |
| topic | nosocomial infections cardiac care units COVID-19 pandemic non-epidemic hospital China |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1483967/full |
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