Publications by authors named "C Zotti"
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent a major threat in Europe. Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are crucial to lower their occurrence, as well as antimicrobial stewardship to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics. Starting from Italian national data, this study aimed at: (i) describing IPC indicators, prevalence of HAIs, antimicrobial use and appropriateness of antibiotic use in Italy; (ii) estimating effects of IPC variables on HAI prevalence and on the proportion of antibiotics without specific reason.
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- Two main methods for tracking healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are longitudinal surveillance, which tracks incidence rates over time, and point prevalence surveys (PPSs), which offer quicker snapshots but can be biased.
- The study compared Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) rates from both a comprehensive surveillance system (GiViTI) and calculated rates from PPS data, using inverse probability weighting to improve accuracy.
- Findings showed that weighted prevalence estimates better aligned with direct surveillance results, indicating that this method can yield more reliable incidence rates when full surveillance isn't practical.
Introduction: Negative trends of trust in governments have been described around the world. This study aimed to describe the distrust level in the National Health Service (NHS) and in governmental management of the pandemic, one year after the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign.
Methods: A survey was distributed in February 2022 among a convenience sample.
Background: The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to major disruptions in surgical activity, particularly in the first year (2020). The objective of this study was to assess the impact of surgical reorganization on surgical outcomes in Northern Italy in 2020 and 2021.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among 30 hospitals participating in the surveillance system for surgical site infections (SSIs).
Background: Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) present specific challenges for the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes. A growing body of literature is dedicated to AMS in LTCFs.
Objectives: We aimed to summarize barriers to the implementation of full AMS programmes, i.