Current situation and development trend of scientific research in health-care-associated infection management / 中国感染控制杂志

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Objective To understand the current situation and development trend of scientific research in health-care-associated infection (HAI)management in China since 1986,and provide the basis for improving the research ability of HAI management.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted in 170 hospitals of 13 provinces and military systems in China through multi-stage stratified sampling method,surveyed content included publication of papers written by HAI management professionals,publication of HAI-related books,application of scientific re-search projects and awards of scientific research.Results Of 170 hospitals,63 were secondary hospitals,and 107 were tertiary hospitals.During the period of 1986-2015,the professionals of HAI management have published 2 596 papers,2 555 were in Chinese,41 were in English.105 and 2 491 papers were written by professionals in sec-ondary hospitals and tertiary hospitals respectively.The number of published papers written by professionals in ter-tiary hospitals increased significantly after 2011.In 1986 - 2015,a total of 68 books on HAI management were written by investigated hospitals,35 (51.47%)of which were written in 2011 -2015.A total of 217 HAI-related research projects were applied in 1986-2015,213 (98.16%)were applied by tertiary hospitals.Most research pro-jects were applied after 2011,accounting for 57.60%(n= 125).Conclusion Scientific research on HAI manage-ment in China has entered a stage of rapid development,more and more HAI professionals begin to engage in re-search work.