Hospital Infection in 326 Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Analysis and Tactics / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To explore the occurring characteristic and curing measures of hospital infection for inpatients with cardiovascular disease.METHODS The data of hospital infection for inpatients with cardiovascular disease from Jan to Dec,2004 were analyzed retrospectively.RESULTS The total incidence of hospital infection was 3.38% for inpatients with cardiovascular disease.The infection located as follows 157 patients were in lower respiratory tract(48.2%);66 patients in upper respiratory tract(20.2%);40 patients in urinary tract(12.3%);33 patients in gastrointestinal tract(10.1%);and 18 patients were in cutis tissue ((5.5%).) CONCLUSIONS Pneumonia is one of the inducing factors to heart failure for patients with cardiovascular disease.Applying antibiotics reasonably,aseptic operation and treating the primary affection could decrease the incidence of hospital infection.