Global prevalence of nosocomial infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Samira Raoofi, Fatemeh Pashazadeh Kan, Sima Rafiei, Zahra Hosseinipalangi, Zahra Noorani Mejareh, Saghar Khani, Bahare Abdollahi, Fatemeh Seyghalani Talab, Mohaddeseh Sanaei, Farnaz Zarabi, Yasamin Dolati, Niloofar Ahmadi, Neda Raoofi, Yasamin Sarhadi, Maryam Masoumi, Batool sadat Hosseini, Negin Vali, Negin Gholamali, Saba Asadi, Saba AhmadiBehrooz Ahmadi, Zahra Beiramy Chomalu, Elnaz Asadollahi, Mona Rajabi, Dorsa Gharagozloo, Zahra Nejatifar, Rana Soheylirad, Shabnam Jalali, Farnaz Aghajani, Mobina Navidriahy, Sama Deylami, Mahmoud Nasiri, Mahsa Zareei, Zahra Golmohammadi, Hamideh Shabani, Fatemeh Torabi, Hosein Shabaninejad, Ali Nemati, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Aidin Aryankhesal, Ahmad Ghashghaee

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Abstract

Objectives: Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are significant problems as public health issues which need attention. Such infections are significant problems for society and healthcare organizations. This study aimed to carry out a systematic review and a meta-analysis to analyze the prevalence of HAIs globally.  

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search of electronic databases including EMBASE, Scopus, PubMed and Web of Science between 2000 and June 2021. We found 7031 articles. After removing the duplicates, 5430 studies were screened based on the titles/abstracts. Then, we systematically evaluated the full texts of the 1909 remaining studies and selected 400 records with 29,159,630 participants for meta-analysis. Random-effects model was used for the analysis, and heterogeneity analysis and publication bias test were conducted.  

Results: The rate of universal HAIs was 0.14 percent. The rate of HAIs is increasing by 0.06 percent annually. The highest rate of HAIs was in the AFR, while the lowest prevalence were in AMR and WPR. Besides, AFR prevalence in central Africa is higher than in other parts of the world by 0.27 (95% CI, 0.22-0.34). Besides, E. coli infected patients more than other micro-organisms such as Coagulase-negative staphylococci, Staphylococcus spp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. In hospital wards, Transplant, and Neonatal wards and ICU had the highest rates. The prevalence of HAIs was higher in men than in women.  

Conclusion: We identified several essential details about the rate of HAIs in various parts of the world. The HAIs rate and the most common micro-organism were different in various contexts. However, several essential gaps were also identified. The study findings can help hospital managers and health policy makers identify the reason for HAIs and apply effective control programs to implement different plans to reduce the HAIs rate and the financial costs of such infections and save resources.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0274248
JournalPLoS One
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Jan 2023

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