Title: THE SUMMER DIARRHEA OF INFANTS AND CONTROLLING OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
Abstract: [Objective] To explore the features of the summer diarrhea of infants and controlling of hospital infection. [Methods] We reviewed and analyzed the characteristics of pathogenesis and clinical of the summer diarrhea of infants in hospital from June to September,2007. [Results] There were 82 were infectious diarrhea and 21 patients without infectious diarrhea among infant patients in hospital,the hospital infections rate was 17.46%(18/103) . There were 34 positive reaction in the patients of diarrhea with the relevance ratio of 33.01%( 34/103) ,The Group A rotavirus( 15 strains) ,Sh.flexneri( 6 strains) ,Cand.albicans(5 strains) ,Enter.faecalis(3 strains) were the major infection pathogen. 15 male patients aged from 3 to 11 months were infected by Group A rotavirus,and the infected rate in July and August both were 46.67%. 76 patients were not infected by Group A rotavirus at the age of 3 to 12 months,the rate of male patients was 72.73%(64/88) . The Group A rotavirus had appeared epidemic in Summer with the infection rate of 38.89%(7/18) in the patients with diarrhea infected by Group A rotavirus. [Conclusion] The Group A rotavirus could spread in some areas in summer. The significant measures is to prevent and treat the spread of diarrhea of infants in summer,including the education of health,the personal hygiene of hand,disinfect and isolation,and early detection and treatment.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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