Epidemiological Analysis and Surveillance System Evaluation for Nosocomial Infections
- VernacularTitle:医院感染流行病学分析及监测系统评价
- Author:
Yuanhui LI
;
Jieyu CHEN
;
Jian RU
;
Yuxiu QIN
;
Qiumei LIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nosocomial infections;
Epidemiological characteristics;
Surveillance system evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(09):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To analyze the epidemiological characteristics,the efficiency of the surveillance system for nosocomial infections in our hospital,the sensitivity,specificity and timeliness of case reporting and to evaluate the efficiencies of the monitoring and reporting system.METHODS We reviewed the nosocomial infection reporting data in the year of 2005 and identified all the reported cases,confirmed cases and under-reported cases.Sensitivity and specificity of the reporting system were calculated based on these data.RESULTS The incidence of nosocomial infection was 3.04% in 2005.A majority(72.07%) of the cases were reported within 7 days of occurrence.Respiratory tract infection accounted for 57.75% of all nosocomial infections and was by far the most common site of concern.The rates of false positive reporting ranged from 14-37% and were statistically significantly associated with the sites of the infection(P
