Progress of research on epidemiological characteristics of hospital-associated infections in elderly patients and prevention and control strategies
10.11816/cn.ni.2025-250044
- VernacularTitle:老年患者医院感染流行病学及防控策略研究进展
- Author:
Danping YIN
1
;
Shulei LIU
;
Maoyun XU
Author Information
1. 第九六○医院疾病预防控制科,山东济南 250031
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Elderly patient;
Hospital-acquired infection;
Risk assessment;
Characteristic of infection;
Prevention and control strategy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2025;35(18):2866-2870
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This article outlines the current situation and characteristics of hospital-associated infections in elderly patients so as to reveal multiple influencing factors for the high prevalence of hospital-associated infection among the elderly patients,analyze the potential outcomes induced by the infections and observe the influence on progno-sis.The risk assessment tools were explored and stressed on their core status in monitoring of infections,risk management and quality control.The individualized prevention and control programs targeting at the elderly patients with hospital-associated infections were proposed,including precise management of antibiotics,immune regulation and multidisciplinary collaboration,which stress on the kye value of health care workers in carrying out the evidence-based prevention and control measures and evaluate the interventional effectiveness through process-outcome dual indexes so as to provide systematic solutions for reducing the risk of hospital-associated infection in the elderly patients.
