Lower Respiratory Tract Nosocomial Infection by Candida albicans in Geriatric Inpatients / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the factors that result in lower respiratory tract infection by Candida albicans and the situation of drug resistance in geriatric inpatients.METHODS Clinical samples were collected from the geriatric inpatients with lower respiratory tract infection in our hospital from Jan 2004 to Dec 2006,and among them,146 patients were found containing C.albicans in their sputum.Meanwhile retrospective analysis was made.RESULTS There were many factors resulting in lower respiratory tract nosocomial infection by C.albicans in geriatric inpatients,and the detection rates of C.albicans increased year by year in the past three years were 25.2%,36.9% and 39.9%,respectively.The drug resistance of C.albicans raised obviously at the same time was 20.6%,41.8% and 34.2%,respectively.CONCLUSIONS It is necessary for reducing lower respiratory tract infection rates to efficiently control the C.albicans infection factors and to properly use antibiotics.