欧洲疾控中心：重症监护室获得的医疗保健相关感染-2020年年度流行病学报告（英文版）

Intensive care units (ICUs) are the hospital wards with the highest prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The majority of HAIs in ICUs are associated with the use of invasive devices (e.g. endotracheal tubes, vascular and urinary catheters), and a significant proportion of these HAIs are considered preventable. Moreover, the burden of antimicrobial resistance is high in ICUs due to the severity of the clinical condition of the patients, the frequent use of antibiotics, and va