Clinical analysis of nosocomial infections of preterm infants in 12 years / 中华围产医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the risk factors of nosocomial infections of preterm infants and the management of infection control. Methods A retrospective study was made among 984 hospitalized preterm infants from Jan 1991 to Dec. 2002. Results There were 135 times mosocomial infections in 114 preterm infants The overall incidence of nosocomial infection was 9.0‰ patients days. The smaller the gestational age and birth weight, the higher the morbidity.The duration of hospitalization were longer in infected infants.The high risk factors were low birth weight (≤1500 g), small gestational age (≤32 weeks) and mechanical ventilations utilization ( P