Are Hospital Surfaces Reservoirs for Nosocomial Infection?

Nosocomial infection in sulaimani burn hospital, iraq.

Wound infections are common problems in burn units and mostly originate from nosocomial contamination. The development of infections in burn cases is serious because of their effects on the course of the disease and patient outcomes. Many burned patients die as a result of infection during their hospital courses. The rate of infection in burn cases is extremely high in developing countries. For...

Cellphones as reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens.

Cellphones are increasingly used by the health care personnels for communication. When put in the vibratory mode, these can be used even in noise restricted areas such as ICU’s, post operative wards, OT’s etc. However, cellphones which are seldom cleaned and often touched during or after the examination of patients without handwashing , can harbour various potential pathogens and become an exog...

Mobile phones: Reservoirs for the transmission of nosocomial pathogens

BACKGROUND Global burden of hospital-associated infection (HAI) is on the rise and contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality of the patients. Mobile phones are indispensible part of communication among doctors and other health care workers (HCWs) in hospitals. Hands of HCWs play an important role in transmission of HAI and mobile phones which are seldom cleaned and often touched duri...

Airborne Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria: Hospital Indoor Air Pollution and the Challenge of Nosocomial Infection

Impacts of nosocomial infection among elderly patients in Inburi Hospital.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the length of stay, total medical expenditure, cost of antibiotics for nosocomial infections (NIs) and NI fatality rate of elderly patients admitted to Inburi Hospital. MATERIAL AND METHOD A descriptive study, data from analyzing NI surveillance forms of 50 elderly patients admitted to Inburi Hospital with NI from February to May 2002. RESULTS The average length of st...