Pediatric Nosocomial Infection:Reasons Analysis and Prevention Strategies
- VernacularTitle:医院儿科医院感染原因分析及防范策略
- Author:
Chun YUAN
;
Haibin YAN
;
Jianfen GUAN
;
Shuofen SHI
;
Gaobiao ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nosocomial infection;
Analysis;
Strategies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2009;0(18):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the reasons of pediatric nosocomial infection,analyze the possible risk factors,and provide the effective control and prevention strategies. METHODS A total of 18002 patients were investigated in 2007 by prospective study. The data were analyzed via SPSS 11.5 statistical analysis software using mainly descriptive and contrast analysis. RESULTS The nosocomial infection rate was 2.44%. The children were relatively highly infected on both of age from 1-month-old to 1-year-old (3.67%) and stay in hospital over 10 days (7.85%) ,the season in third and fourth quarters (3.13% and 2.64%). The nosocomial infection occurred mainly in respiratory tract and gastrointestinal tract,and more respiratory infections occurred in winter and spring,but more gastrointestinal tract infections occurred in summer and autumn. CONCLUSIONS Pediatric patients are more easy infected of the baby age or the longer stay in the hospital. Pediatric nosocomial infection more occurrs in the summer and autumn. Hospitals should focus on preventing and controlling the respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.
