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Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey

Modifications from the 2017 protocol included updated infection definitions and microorganism codes for COVID-19, along with the incorporation of HAI s associated with long-term care facilities.   Findings: ...

Antimicrobial Use in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals: Results of the 2022 ECDC Point Prevalence Survey

lowest (3.0%). A total of 3,549 antimicrobials were recorded, commonly prescribed for treating community-acquired infections (48.6%) and HAI s (30.3%, including 4.2% of long-term care facility acquired ...

Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Belgian Acute Care Hospitals in 2022: Results of ECDC Point Prevalence Survey

definitions and microorganism codes for COVID-19, along with the inclusion of HAI s associated to long-term care facilities.   Findings:  In total, 56 acute care hospital sites (35 mergers, of which 25 primary, ...

Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...

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