대한의료관련감염관리학회 Korean Society for Healthcare-associated infection Control and Prevention.

pISSN 0705-3797. eISSN 2586-1298.

The current operation of Korean National Healthcare-associated Infections Surveillance System (KONIS) modules in 2022 [5]

Module Participating hospitals Indicators Metrics Pathogen
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
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
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
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 Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA, methicillin-susceptible S. aureus; UC, urinary catheter.

Korean J healthc assoc Infect Control Prev 2022;27:104~117 https://doi.org/10.14192/kjicp.2022.27.2.104
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