Nosocomial Infections in Geriatric Department:Status and Intervention Strategy
- VernacularTitle:老年病科医院感染现状及干预对策
- Author:
Lan YU
;
Xiangqun CHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Geriatric department;
Nosocomial infection;
Intervention;
Control
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the status and risk factors of nosocomial infections in geriatric department and to lay down the intervention strategy.METHODS Prospective monitoring and retrospective investigation were carried out to analyze 218 cases of nosocomial infection in geriatric department.RESULTS The lower respiratory tract infection was the main one in geriatric department(69.4%),which was followed by urinary tract infection(22.5%).The risk factors included old ages,prolonged hospitalization,using broad spectrum antibiotics widely,severe underlying illness,invasive operating manipulation and so on.CONCLUSIONS General intervention strategy should be adopted to control the nosocomial infections in geriatric department in order to cut down the infection rate and increase the rate of curing.
