Table 3 List of all different criteria used to compose different classifications of HCAI
Criteria for HCAI | Low risk of bias | Moderate risk of bias | High risk of bias | All studies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Criteria included in the initial definition [[3]] | Number of studies (number of patients) | |||
Received intravenous therapy | 16 (13,082) | 7 (3,239) | 8 (6,284) | 31 (22,605) |
Received wound care or specialized nursing care | 16 (10,086) | 5 (1,594) | 7 (3,560) | 28 (15,240) |
Attended a hospital or a clinic in the last 30 days | 16 (17,588) | 5 (1,594) | 5 (2,015) | 26 (21,197) |
Received chemotherapy in the last 30 days | 15 (10,883) | 6 (2,506) | 7 (3,043) | 28 (16,432) |
Receiving hemodialysis | 23 (31,272) | 7 (2,639) | 10 (10,470) | 40 (44,381) |
Prior hospitalization (in the last year) | 24 (32,165) | 7 (3,239) | 12 (13,904) | 43 (49,308) |
Resident in a nursing home or long term-care facility | 23 (25,468) | 7 (3,239) | 11 (9,361) | 41 (38,068) |
Criteria NOT included in the initial definition[3] | ||||
Transfer from another care facility | 1 (6,697) | 1 (4,543) | 2 (11,240) | |
Immunosuppression | 4 (8,669) | 4 (8,669) | ||
Active or metastatic cancer | 1 (7,712) | 1 (7,712) | ||
Submitted to invasive procedures previously | 1 (319) | 1 (912) | 1 (831) | 3 (2,062) |
Family member with a multi-drug resistant microorganism | 2 (713) | 2 (1,545) | 4 (2,258) | |
Elderly person or physical disable persons who need healthcare | 1 (893) | 1 (1,385) | 2 (2,278) | |
Surgery in the last 180 days | 2 (1,056) | 2 (1,056) | ||
Received radiation therapy | 1 (1,646) | 1 (1,646) | ||
Recent (30 days) treatment with antibiotics | 1 (190) | 1 (733) | 1 (197) | 3 (1,120) |