Deep Fungal Hospital Infection: A 360 Case Investigation and Prevention Measures
- VernacularTitle:360例深部真菌感染患者医院感染的调查
- Author:
Dongtian GAO
;
Haixin DONG
;
Zhuoxiang SUN
;
Yuanming ZHAO
;
Xuemin JIA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Deep fungi;
Hospital infection;
Investigation;
Prevention
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate deep fungal hospital infection and methods of its decreasing. METHODS Case histories of near 3 years of hospitalized patients from Jan 2002 to Dec 2004 were analyzed according to Diagnosis Standard of Nosocomical Infection under the items,such as the patients,age,underlying disease,sample,strain,and species distribution. RESULTS There were 360 fungus strains belonged to 15 species in all samples;the patients age was 14-94 with 20 kinds of various underlying diseases;the fungi included Candida albicans,and C.tropicalis,accounted for 61.1% and 17.2%,respectively;the samples were sputum,urine,vaginal secretion,BLA,throat swab and pus,which were 42.2%,21.1%,13.9%,8.4%,5.8%,and 3.6%,respectively;the respiratory department,ICU,and urology department were mainly involved. CONCLUSIONS To prevent fungal infection, measures such as hospital′s environment and management including reasonable use of antibiotics play a great role in monitoring hospital fungal infection and its epidemiology.
