Nosocomial infections and antimicrobial resistance pattern in a tertiary referral hospital in Hamedan, Iran

Nosocomial bacterial infections and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in university hospitals of hamedan, iran.

BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections constitute a global health problem, leading to a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and antimicrobial resistance patterns of nosocomial infections in edu-cational hospitals of Hamadan, western Iran. METHODS During a 1-year period from April 2006 to March 2007, all patients with cul-ture-proven nosocomial ...

nosocomial gram-positive infections and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative microorganisms at a referral teaching hospital in tehran, iran

nosocomial bacterial infections and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in university hospitals of hamedan, iran

background: nosocomial infections constitute a global health problem, leading to a high rate of morbidity and mortality. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency and antimicrobial resistance patterns of nosocomial infections in eduâ­cational hospitals of hamadan, western iran. methods: during a 1-year period from april 2006 to march 2007, all patients with culâ­ture-proven nosocomia...

Postoperative Nosocomial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Bacteria Isolates among Patients Admitted at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahirdar, Ethiopia

BACKGROUND Nosocomial infection constitutes a major public health problem worldwide. Increasing antibiotic resistance of pathogens associated with nosocomial infections also becomes a major therapeutic challenge for physicians. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify post operative bacterial infections and determine their current antimicrobial resistance to commonly prescribed drugs. METH...

Comparison of Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern in Hospital Versus Community-acquired Infections in Pediatric Patients

Background & Objective: Nosocomial infection is one of the most daunting challenges to the global health care system. The current study aimed to compare the antimicrobial resistance pattern in hospital versus community-acquired infections in pediatric patients in Besat Hospital, Hamadan, Iran. Materials & Methods: The current study was carried out on all patients with a hospital-acquired infec...