title: Characterization of patients exposed to multiple devices but free of hospital-acquired infection at intensive care unit discharge.
abstract: Intensive care unit patients exposed to multiple devices but free of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) until discharge were identified through a surveillance network of HAIs in Lyon, France, between 2003 and 2011. Multiexposed patients were defined according to the tenth deciles of length of stay and exposures to invasive devices. Overall, 982 (5.0%) multiexposed patients were identified; 154 (15.7%) remained uninfected. Multiexposed infected patients differed from noninfected patients regarding length of exposures and mortality.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control and Epidemiology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bénet
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haesebaert
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Romain
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hernu
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piriou
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guérin
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aubrun
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allaouchiche
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bastien
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lehot
authors.affiliation: Infection Control and Epidemiology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chomat-Jaboulay
authors.affiliation: Infection Control and Epidemiology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Solweig
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gerbier-Colomban
authors.affiliation: Infection Control and Epidemiology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Raphaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Girard
authors.affiliation: Infection Control and Epidemiology Department, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France; Epidemiology and Public Health Unit, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France. Electronic address: philippe.vanhems@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanhems
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D057785:Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Hospital-acquired infection; Intensive care units; Invasive device; Surveillance