Nosocomial Infection in Department of Neurology in Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital:An Investigation and Analysis / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To analyze the morbidity,the pathogen and the risk factors of nosocomial infection in department of neurology in our hospital for searching the effective prophylactico-therapeutic measures.METHODS On the basis of investigating the recovery patients in department of neurology in our hospital from Jan 2003 to Dec 2005,we analyzed the morbidity,the infected sites,the difference of the nosocomial infection among underlying diseases,and the high incidence of nosocomial infection induced by invasive examination and cure.RESULTS The morbidity of nosocomial infection in department of neurology was 4.73%,and this was the highest in our hospital.The primary infected sites were the lower respiratory tract,the urinary tract and the upper respiratory tract,and the morbidity of nosocomial infective induced by invasion examination and cure increased obviously.CONCLUSIONS The morbidity of nosocomial infection in department of neurology is obviously above than other departments.Therefore,department of neurology should be emphasized to monitor,control and prevent nosocomial infection in the hospital.