Device-associated infection rates, mortality, length of stay and bacterial resistance in intensive care units in Ecuador: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's findings.

Aim: To report the results of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) study conducted in Quito, Ecuador.

Methods: A device-associated healthcare-acquired infection (DA-HAI) prospective surveillance study conducted from October 2013 to January 2015 in 2 adult intensive care units (ICUs) from 2 hospitals using the United States Centers for Disease Control/National Healthcare Safety Network (CDC/NHSN) definitions and INICC methods.

Results: We followed 776 ICU patients for 4818 bed-days.