Hospital Lower Respiratoy Tract Infections: A 45 Case Analysis / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To study the epidemiological features of hospital lower respiratory tract infection in order to adopt effective control methods.METHODS We investigated and analyzed the 45 patients suffered from hospital lower respiratory tract infections among the 9 449 hospitalizd patients between Jan 2000 and Jun 2002.RESULTS The rate of total hospital lower respiratory tract infection was 0.48%,the composition rate was 23.56%,the average bacteria resistance rate was 57.17%.CONCLUSIONS In order to prevent hospital lower respiratory tract infection,immune support therapy should be strengthened and risk factors should also be controlled.