Title: Analysis of risk factors for nosocomial infections
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk factors for nosocomial infections in inpatients,to provides the basis for clinical departments in prevention and control of hospital infections. METHODS The clinical data of 327 inpatients with nosocomial infections were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS In 327 cases,the most common nosocomial infection was respiratory tract infection,accounting for 56.27%,followed by gastrointestinal infection,accounting for 18.96%.Urinary tract infection,skin incision infection and bloodstream infection accounted for 8.87%,5.20% and 4.89% respectively.Single factor logistic regression analysis indicated that significant risk factors included: patient's age,duration of hospitalization,use of antibiotics,urinary catheterization,tracheal intubation,anti-cancer treatment,malignant tumor,abdominocentesis or drainage,usage of respirator,immunosuppressant or hormones,usage of antifungal agents,white blood cell count and underlying diseases(P0.05);results from the multi-factor Logistic regression analysis showed that patient's age,duration of hospitalization,urinary catheterization,tracheal intubation,malignant tumor,white blood cell count and usage of immunosuppressant or hormones were significantly associated with occurrence of nosocomial infections(P0.01). CONCLUSION Nosocomial infection is related to patient's old age,length of hospital stay and other factors.Prevention and control of predisposing factors must be strengthened to reduce nosocomial infection.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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