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. 2019 Jun 19;113(4):191–205. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2019.1632070

Table 2.

Point prevalence surveys in pediatrics.

Continent and Countries World Bank Classification Author Name and Date Settings PPS Method PPS Protocol Study Duration HAIs (%)* Top Three Types of Infections (%)* Top Three types of microorganisms (%)
EUROPE                          
29 Countries [101] HI Zingget al., 2017 1149 hospitals Period ECDC May 2011-November 2012 726/17273 (4.2%) Bloodstream infections (45%) Lower respiratory infections (22.0%) Gastronintestinal infection (8.0%) Enterobacteriacea (15.0%) - -
Russia [102] UMI Hajdu et al., 2007 1 hospital One day HELICS February 2006 60/395 (15.1%) Upper respiratory tract infections (45.0%) Lower respiratory tract infections (19.0%) Urinary tract infections (12.0%) - - -
ASIA                          
Vietnam [103] LMI Le et al., 2016 ICUs One day/once in a month ECDC October 2012- September 2013 454/1363 (33.3%) Pneumonia (65.2%) Blood stream infections (26.1%) Surgical site infections (2.0%) Klebseilla pneumonia (19.0%) Pseudomonas species (18.0%) Acinetobacter species (15.0%)
Turkey [14] UMI Kepenekliet al., 2015 50 ICUs One day CDC September 2012 122/327 (37.3%) Lower respiratory tract infections (55.3%) Blood stream infections (27.3%) Urinary tract infections (7.1%) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (24.0%) Acinetobacter species (15.0%) Candida species (7.0%)
AMERICA                          
Canada [94] HI Rutledge-Taylor et al., 2012 30 hospitals One day CDC 3 February 2009 118/1353 (8.7%) Bloodstream infections (30.6%) Pneumonia (16.1%) Viral gastroenteritis (13.7%) Coagulase negative staphylococcus (47.4%) Pseudomonas aeroginosa (35.0%) Candida species (30.8%)
Canada [11] HI Gravel et al., 2007 25 hospitals One day CNISP February 5 – February 8 2001 80/997 (8.0%) Blood stream infections (37.5%) Pneumonia (26.2%) Urinary tract infections (12.5%) Coagulase negative staphylococcus (NA) Gram negative bacteria (NA) Gram positive bacteria (NA)
US [104] HI Grohskopfet al., 2002 31 hospitals One day Own August 1999 61/512 (11.9%) Bloodstream infections (41.3%) Respiratory tract infections (22.6%) Urinary tract infections (13.3%) Coagulase negative staphylococcus (19.5%) Enterococcus (12.2%) Staphylococcus aureus (11.0%)
US [105] HI Sohn et al., 2001 29 Neonatal intensive care units One day Own 9 August 2000 94/827 (11.3%) Bloodstream infections (52.6%) Respiratory tract infections (12.9%) Urinary tract infections (8.6%) Coagulase negative staphylococcus (31.6%) Enterococci (10.3%) E.coli (8.5%)

*Percentages of total infections, E.coli = Escherichia coli, N/A = Not Available, LMI = low and low middle-income country, HI = High-Income country, UMI = Upper middle-income country, CDC = Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC = European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, HELICS = Hospital in Europe Link for Infection Control through Surveillance, CNISP = Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Programs