Prevalence Rate of Nosocomial Infection in a Hospital / 中华医院感染学杂志
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
;
(24)2009.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-686421
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE To investigate the point prevalence of nosocomial infection(NI) and discover the problems in the management of NI in a hospital.METHODS A team of surveyors were trained to inquire history of illness,do physical examination for inpatients and collect some necessary data from medical records on a single day.Questionnaires about NI cases were filled out and analyzed.RESULTS From 1500 patients,1493(99.53%) patients were investigated,the point prevalence and case prevalence of NI were 5.69% and 6.03%;the highest prevalence appeared in internal medicine at 8.54%;lower respiratory tract infections accounted for 38.89%;the detection rate of multi-drug resistant(MDR) bacteria was 49.23%;antimicrobial utilization rate was 48.69%.CONCLUSIONS The prevalence survey is a rapid and efficient method,which could offer evidence of target surveillance of NI.
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Type of study:
Prevalence study
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
Year:
2009
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Article
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