1.The status of multidrug resistance in ubiquitous and domination acinetobacter Spp caused nosocomial infections
Hieu Van Nguyen ; Anh Duc Dang ; Hanh Thuy Tran ; Binh Gia Nguyen
Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;97(5):18-23
Background: Acinetobacter spp are present everywhere in the environment and cause many epidemics in tropical countries.\r\n', u'Objectives: This study aims to learn about the status of multidrug resistance in ubiquitous and domination acinetobacter Spp caused nosocomial infections. Subjects and method: A descriptive, epidemiologic cross-sectional study on 65 nosocomial Acinetobacter spp isolated from 244 patients hospitalized at the intensive-care units, Bach Mai hospital and burn patients from the National Burn Institute from April, 2007 to May, 2008. Results: Rates of A.baumannii were 70.8% of the isolates. Acinetobacter spp were isolated from patients in intensive-care units showed resistant to almost all commercially available antibiotics groups, among Penicillin ranged from 94.6 to 97.4%; beta- Lactam ranged from 80.5 to 90%; Cephems were 97.6%; Aminoglycosides group ranged from 62.5 to 100% and Quinolon were 100%. The isolates that were susceptible to Netilmycin was 35% and Imipenem was 34.1%. Acinetobacter spp were isolated from burn patients, which showed resistant to Penicillin was 86, 7%; beta- Lactam was 93, 3%; Aminoglyco- sides ranged from 25% to 87.5% and Quinolon was 81,3%. The isolates were susceptible to Netilmycin was 75% and Imipenem was 31.3%. \r\n', u'Conclusion: Analysis of risk factors may help the study of epidemiology Acinetobacter to prevent hospital infections and reduce the mortality rate. \r\n', u'
Acinetobacter spp
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nosocomial infections
2.Concrete Action against Nosocomial Infection and Evaluations of Prevention Measures
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2005;54(4):650-654
Sharing information systematically and verifying nosocomial infection measures are considered useful for evaluating the validity of the measures and solving these problems.The Pharmacist Association of the Aichi-Koseiren set up an expert committee for studying measures to prevent nosocomial infection in 2002. The questionnaire survey was performed from 2002 to 2003, to define current practice for preventing hospital-acquired infections in each facility and to find whether antibiotics are being used properly. Based on the findings problems were brought to light and the target for prophylaxis was set.As a result, one or more of several target problems were solved in 2004. At the same time, the continuance problems in the future a come to the surface. The results were obtained by effectively using Aichi-Koseiren with the pharmacist association playing a central role.
Nosocomial Infections
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Prevention
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Concrete
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Action
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Evaluation
3.Nosocomial Infection Management Using Web Site established in the LAN
Junichi TAZAWA ; Yoshinori SAKAI ; Hideomi FUJIWARA ; Tsukasa KONDO ; Satomi YUHARA ; Yumiko SAKAMOTO ; Satoshi HIYAMA ; Naoya FUNAKOSHI
Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 2007;56(1):11-17
Nosocomial infection management is one of the most important subjects in terms of risk management in a hospital. To achieve the nosocomial infection management appropriately, both public relations and information gathering are important. When it comes to publicity, it is desirable that information is offered quickly and efficiently and the personnel are able to access the information easily anytime and wherever they are. As for information gathering, it is also important to collect the information concerning the nosocomial infection promptly, and to tell it quickly to infection management persons including infection control team members. The infection control committee of our hospital has engaged in both publicity and information gathering by using the committee web site established in the LAN of the hospital since January 2004. The web site carries notifications, organization chart, list of committee members, various manuals, guidance of educational activities, infection management, etc. It is also used for questions and answers, and gathering information concerning nosocomial infection. The number of times the web site was accessed was about 200 every month, and was considerable at night and on holidays. This method of using the web site seems to be useful to promote nosocomial infection management.
Nosocomial Infections
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Infection as complication of medical care
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Information gathering
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Local Area Networks
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Hospitals