title: Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) of Central-Line Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) in a University Hospital in a Developing Country, Brazil.
abstract: Central-line bloodstream infection (CLABSI) increases hospital mortality. A cohort study was conducted in a Brazilian hospital to estimate the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) of CLABSI using modified World Health Organization (WHO) methodology. CLABSI DALY was 20.44 per 1,000 inpatients, most were the result of premature death (20.42 per 1,000 inpatients). DALY can be useful to guide and measure the impact of healthcare infection prevention. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2017;38:606-609.
authors.affiliation: 1Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro,School of Medicine of Universidade Federal Fluminense,Niterói,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
authors.forename: Jaqueline Abel
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: da Rocha
authors.affiliation: 1Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro,School of Medicine of Universidade Federal Fluminense,Niterói,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Moreth
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: do Valle
authors.affiliation: 1Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro,School of Medicine of Universidade Federal Fluminense,Niterói,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
authors.forename: Natalia Chilinque Zambão
authors.initials: NCZ
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: 1Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro,School of Medicine of Universidade Federal Fluminense,Niterói,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Sheila Duarte
authors.initials: ASD
authors.lastname: Nunes Silva
authors.affiliation: 1Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro,School of Medicine of Universidade Federal Fluminense,Niterói,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
authors.forename: Suzana Dos Santos
authors.initials: SDS
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.affiliation: 2Faculdade UnB Ceilândia,Universidade de Brasília,Brasília-DF,Brazil.
authors.forename: Wildo Navegantes
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Clinical Medicine,School of Medicine of Universidade Federal Fluminense,Niterói,Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.
authors.forename: Ianick Souto
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D003906:Developing Countries; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D055815:Young Adult