The current operation of Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS) modules in 2022 [5]
Module | Participating hospitals | Indicators | Metrics | Pathogen |
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ICU | • General hospitals, ≥100 beds • Presence of ICUs • Regular case review by IPC practitioners and IPC doctors |
BSI rate UTI rate Pneumonia rate |
No. of infections/1000 patient-days | HAI pathogens & resistance patterns |
CLABSI rate CAUTI rate VAP rate |
No. of device-associated infections/1000 device-days | |||
DUR | No. of device-days/ No. of patient-days | |||
SSI | • General hospitals, ≥100 beds • Presence of operating rooms • Regular case review by IPC practitioners and surgeons |
SSI rate (%) | No. of SSI/100 operations | SSI pathogens & resistance patterns |
NICU | • General hospitals, ≥100 beds • Presence of NICU • Regular case review by IPC practitioners and IPC doctors |
BSI rate | No. of BSI/1000 patient-days by birth weights | BSI pathogens & resistance patterns |
CLABSI rate | No. of CLABSI/1000 central line-days by birth weights | |||
DUR | No. of central line-days/ No. of patient-days | |||
HH | • General hospitals, small hospitals • Presence of IPC units • Able to monitor hand hygiene |
HH Adherence | HH performed/HH indicated -Item-by-item -Overall adherence |
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ABH consumption | ABH consumption/1000 patient-days | |||
SAB rates MRSA BSI rates MSSA BSI rates |
No. of SAB/1000 patient-days No. of MRSA or MSSA BSI/1000 patient-days |
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CLABSI | • General hospitals, small hospitals • Presence of IPC units • Regular case review by IPC practitioners and IPC doctors |
CL Insertion CL maintenance Adherence to CL bundle |
No. of performed/No. of observed | |
CLABSI rate | No. of CLABSI/1000 Central line-days | |||
DUR | No. of central line-days/ No. of patient-days | |||
LCH | • Long-term care hospitals • Presence of IPC units |
HH adherence | HH performed/HH indicated | |
ABH consumption | ABH consumption/1000 patient-days | |||
SAB rates MRSA BSI rates MSSA BSI rates |
No. of SAB/1000 patient-days No. of MRSA or MSSA BSI/1000 patient-days |
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UC Insertion UC maintenance |
No. of performed/No. of observed | |||
UTI rate | No. of infections/1000 patient-days | |||
CAUTI rate | No. of CAUTI/1000 UC days | |||
DUR | No. of UC days/ No. of patient-days |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; BSI, bloodstream infection; UTI, urinary tract infection; CLABSI, central line-associated bloodstream infection; CAUTI, catheter-associated urinary tract infection; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; DUR, device utilization ratio; SSI, surgical site infection; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; HH, hand hygiene; ABH, alcohol-based handrub; CL, central line; SAB, Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia; MRSA, methicillin-resistant