Risk Factors of Urological Hospital Infection among Patients with a Single Disease: A Control Study / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To reveal the characteristics and the risk factors of urological hospital infection(UHI)(among) the patients with a single disease.METHODS Totally 219 cases with a single disease(every disease was(suffered) by 20 and more patients),who suffered UHI from Jul 2001 to Jul 2004 were investigated as a test group,at the sametime the other 219 cases randomly selected without UHI were as a control group.The result was(analyzed) by single factor ?~2 test.RESULTS There were four risk factors for UHI with very significant differences between two groups.They were as follows the time of hospitalization was 3 weeks and more,use of(antimicrobials) 10d and more,retention time of catheters 5 d and more and various aggressive manipulations were received.From them the unreasonable use of antibacterials was the main one.CONCLUSIONS UHI is emerged by many factors, but it could be controlled via strengthening the surveillance and control measures and emphasizing the reasonable use of antibacterials.