L’Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) a été mandaté par le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) pour exercer les activités de surveillance provinciale des infections nosocomiales (SPIN). Les résultats de toutes les années de surveillance sont disponibles sur le site de l’INSPQ à l’adresse suivante : https://www.inspq.qc.ca/infections-nosocomiales/spin.

Le présent document propose une analyse complémentaire aux résultats de surveillance de l’année 2016-2017. Pour chacun des programmes, les faits saillants sont présentés, alimentés de discussions argumentées et de comparaisons nationales et internationales. 

From April 1^st, 2016, to March 31^st, 2017, 89 healthcare facilities took part in the hospital-wide surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSIs), for a combined total of 4,830,348 patient days (Table 1). Participating facilities reported 3,167 BSIs in 2,982 patients. The total incidence rate was 5.43 cases per 10,000 patient days. The incidence rate in 2016–2017 is stable compared with the average rate for 2012–2016. Two non-teaching facilities joined the program in 2016–2017. Data were extracted on May 5^th, 2017.

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From April 1^st, 2016, to March 31^st, 2017, 82 healthcare facilities took part in the surveillance of carbapenemase-producing Gram negative bacilli (CPGNB) infections, for a total of 4,448,999 patient days (Table 1). These facilities reported 17 healthcare-associated CPGNB (HA-CPGNB) infections among patients who acquired their strain during a current or previous hospitalization (categories 1a and 1b). The incidence rate of HA-CPGNB infection was 0.04 per 10,000 patient days. The acquisition rate of HA-CPGNB colonization was 0.57 per 10,000 patient days. Eight infections were observed among healthcare...

From April 1^st, 2016 to March 31^st, 2017, 89 healthcare facilities participated in the surveillance of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections, for a combined total of 4,835,605 patient days (Table 1). Together, these facilities reported 66 cases of healthcare-associated MRSA bloodstream infections (HA-MRSA-BSI) acquired during a current or previous hospitalization (categories 1a and 1b). The HA-MRSA-BSI incidence rate was 0.14 per 10,000 patient days. While this incidence rate has been declining for the past five years, this year was comparable to the last...