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Br J Community Nurs ; 25(3): 114-121, 2020 Mar 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32160023

ABSTRACT

Home nursing is evolving towards more invasive care. Nevertheless, no national data are available on the prevalence of HAI in this setting. The aim of this pilot study is to explore the Flemish home care setting as a first step toward a national surveillance program. A survey, focused on patient characteristics and HAI, was conducted between 7 May and 20 July 2018 on 711 Flemish patients. Most of the patients (74%) are 65 years or older and half of them had a form of comorbidity. Assisting with personal hygiene and wound care were the most frequent services delivered by home care nurses. A comparison of the prevalence of infections diagnosed by a physician or applying uniform criteria (ECDC), revealed a similar prevalence of skin and soft tissue infections (9% vs. 8.5%) and urinary tract infections (4% vs. 4.5%). A positive MDRO-screening was found in 6% of the patients. This pilot study is a first step towards a standardized national surveillance in home care to collect information on the prevalence of HAI and it reveals several interesting facts and study pitfalls for this setting.


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Home Nursing , Hygiene , Skin Diseases, Infectious/prevention & control , Soft Tissue Infections/prevention & control , Urinary Tract Infections/prevention & control , Wounds and Injuries/nursing , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Belgium/epidemiology , Comorbidity , Drug Resistance, Multiple , Equipment and Supplies/microbiology , Female , Home Nursing/standards , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pilot Projects , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Skin Diseases, Infectious/epidemiology , Soft Tissue Infections/epidemiology , Urinary Tract Infections/epidemiology , Wounds and Injuries/microbiology
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