Publications by authors named "Ruchita Lohiya"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the prevalence and impact of candidaemia in 67 ICUs across India, assessing how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced its rates and mortality.* -
- Data from 401,601 patient days revealed higher candidaemia rates in COVID-19 ICUs (2.52/1000 patient days) compared to non-COVID-19 ICUs (1.05/1000 patient days), with associated mortality significantly higher in COVID-19 cases (61% vs. 41%).* -
- Analysis identified C. tropicalis as the most common isolated species (26.7%), while C. auris, which had a high mortality rate, accounted for 17.5% of isolates
Surveillance of health-care associated infections in an intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital in Central India.
GMS Hyg Infect Control
November 2023
Introduction: Because the risk of health-care associated infections (HAIs) is high in intensive care units, and HAIs are one of the causes of morbidity and mortality and affects the overall quality of health care, the continuous monitoring of HAIs in intensive care patients is essential.
Aim And Objectives: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out over a period of five years in a tertiary-care teaching hospital. The aim of the study was to investigate the main and specific types of health-care associated Infections and determine the microbiological profile and antimicrobial susceptibility rates of isolates in patients with HAI.