pattern of nosocomial infection: prospective study on a 200 bedded hospital

ABSTRACT

Nosocomial infection [NCI] was studied prospectively in a 200-bedded hospital, among 10918 total discharges. NCI prevalence rate [attack rate] was found to be 1.44% of the total discharges. According to departments, nursery showed the highest rate [4.66%], followed by ICU [2.32%]. Blood [septicemia] was the commonest site for NCI [43.67% of total NCI], followed by upper respiratory tract [13.39%]. Staphylococcus epidermidis took the upper hand in bacterial etiology of NCI [29.11% of total NCI], followed by Klebsiella [17.72%]. Antibiogram was also studied for the causatives. Policies and procedures for control of infections in hospital were reformulated and stressed in accordance