Table 3 Results of the Korean national IPC survey corresponding to CC4 and CC6 of the WHO IPCAF
Korean national IPC survey questions | Answer | Number (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tertiary hospital (n = 42) | General hospital (n = 260) | Hospital (n = 167) | Long-term care hospital (n = 973) | |||
Corresponding IPCAF core component: Core Component 4 (HCAI surveillance) | ||||||
Participation in the Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance (KONIS) | Yes | KONIS ICU survey | 42 (100.0) | 162 (62.3) | 5 (3.0) | 12 (1.2) |
KONIS SSI survey | 42 (100.0) | 155 (59.6) | 5 (3.0) | 5 (0.5) | ||
No | None | 90 (34.6) | 160 (95.8) | 957 (98.4) | ||
Prioritization/identification of HCAI and risk factors to be targeted for surveillance | Yes | 41 (97.6) | 192 (73.8) | 50 (29.9) | 383 (39.4) | |
Surveillance conducted for: | SSI | 42 (100.0) | 176 (69.6) | 77 (57.0) | 46 (4.9) | |
Bloodstream infections | 42 (100.0) | 206 (81.4) | 40 (29.6) | 114 (12.1) | ||
Urinary tract infections | 42 (100.0) | 216 (85.4) | 46 (34.1) | 238 (25.2) | ||
Pneumonia | 42 (100.0) | 205 (81.0) | 51 (37.8) | 196 (20.7) | ||
Core Component 6 (Monitoring/audit of IPC practices and feedback) | ||||||
IPC practices monitored: | Hand hygiene | 41 (97.6) | 235 (92.9) | 121 (89.6) | 935 (98.8) | |
MDR pathogen screeninga | 35 (83.3) | 128 (57.7) | 5 (25.0) | 4 (25.0) | ||
Disinfection and sterilizationb | 42 (100.0) | 253 (97.3) | 108 (64.7) | 830 (85.3) | ||
Isolation of MDR positive patients | 42 (100.0) | 207 (93.2) | 12 (70.6) | 6 (54.5) | ||