Title: Analysis of nosocomial infection cases in traditional Chinese medicine hospital from 2009 to 2010 and countermeasures
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To analyze the causes of infection in hospitals and find out the way to prevent infection. METHODS The clinical data of the patients with infection were retrospectively analyzed and reviewed. RESULTS The intake of our hospital was 23013 from Jan.2009 to Dec.2010.There were 229 cases of infection with an infection rate of 1.00%;the infection occurred 626 times,with an occurrence rate of 2.72%.Six hundred and two strains of pathogenic bacteria were detected.The major source of infection came from gram-negative bacteria(46.51%),among which 21.6% were Acinetobacter baumannii.The main infection site was the lower respiratory tract,which happened in 334 cases(53.35%),the urinary tract with 145 cases(23.16%).Of the 23 013 patients,antibiotics were used in prevention and treatment in 19106 cases,with an utilization rate of 83.02%;cortical hormone was used in 342 cases,with an utilization rate of 1.49%. CONCLUSION After the analysis of the factors of infections in hospitals,strict monitoring,use of aseptic technique and antibacterial properly can help protect the susceptible population.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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