Prevalence rates of healthcare-associated infection in a maternal and child health hospital in 2010-2014

VernacularTitle:2010-2014年某妇幼保健院医院感染现患率调查
Author: Shuo HUANG ; Hong JIANG ; Jianhua HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: healthcare-associated infection; prevalence rate; infection site; antimicrobial agent
From: Chinese Journal of Infection Control 2014;(12):747-749
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence rates of healthcare-associated infection(HAI)and antimicrobial use in a maternal and child health hospital,so as to provide reference for preventing and controlling HAI.Methods A cross-sec-tional survey on HAI prevalence of all hospitalized patients from 2010 to 2014 was conducted by combination of bedside ex-amination and medical record review.Results The prevalence rates of HAI in 2010—2014 was 3.29%,5.20%,3.97%, 3.93% and 3.73% respectively.HAI mainly occurred in patients at department of pediatrics (9.09%-12.96%),the major infection site was upper respiratory tract (50.00%-69.56%).Antimicrobial usage rate was 50.19%,41.40%, 23.40%,25.47% and 23.92% respectively,which decreased year by year (χ2 = 133.40,P <0.001 );antimicrobial prophylactic usage rate was as high as 57.38%-75.47%;single usage rate were all>95%.Conclusion Antimicrobial a-gents used by hospitalized patients showed a overall downward trend from 2010 to 2014.,but antimicrobial prophylactic us-age rate is high,management of antimicrobial agents should be strengthened.