Resumen

Health-care associated infection (HAI) represents a major complication in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. In the hospital setting of developing countries, where sub-optimal infection control and resource utilization may adversely affect surgical outcome, HAI rates are predictably higher (e.g 49% in India) than those in developed countries where rates range from 5.5% to 30.8%. We report the frequency of HAIs and the associated case fatality rate among post-cardiac surgery pediatric patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), at the Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, Pakistan between January 2008 and June 2009. Definitions of HAIs were as specified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Health Care Safety Network (NHSN) Guidelines 2008.

Palabras clave: Health-care associated infections cardiac intensive care unit pediatric cardiac surgery.

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Vol. 5 Núm.10. Octubre 2011 Pags. 748-750 J Infect Developing Countries 2011; 5(10)