Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on hospital-acquired infections in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ismaeil, Rehab A., Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman, Kamarudin, Norhidayah, Usman, Abubakar Abubakar, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: SPRINGER 2023
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/108028/7/108028_%20Evaluation%20of%20the%20impact%20of%20COVID-19%20pandemic.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/108028/13/108028_%20Evaluation%20of%20the%20impact%20of%20COVID-19%20pandemic_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/108028/; https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12879-023-08770-3; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08770-3

Background Infection prevention measures are the gold standard for preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions in infection prevention measures, and this has implications on the rate of HAIs. This study assessed the impact of COVID-19 pan...