Prevalence of Bacterial Nosocomial Infections in Matibabu Foundation Hospital and Ukwala Sub County Referral Hospital in Siaya County

Infection control and health care associated infections prevalence reports from developing countries are often not well established because of lack of enough staffs and resources. In the United States, the number of HCAI rose from 72 to 98 per cent from 1975 to 1995 [1,2]. The Centre for disease control (CDC) estimates that nearly 2 million patients around the same time in USA were infected with HCAI and the cost of treatment was estimated at 4.5 million dollars per year (WHO, 2002). According to WHO publication, in developing countries the prevalence of HCAI in 2009 varied from 3.8% to 18.6%. In Kenya, a study conducted in Kenyatta National Hospital on the incidence of catheter associated urinary tract infection (UTI) in the intensive care unit (ICU), established the incidence rate to be 18% (WHO, 2009). Epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial infections show variations in different hospitals of the same countries [3-5]. Many of the infections are associated with microorganisms that are resistant to multiple antibiotics and can easily spread on hands of personnel [6]. Nowadays, over 1.4 million people worldwide and more so in resource limited nations, suffer from infectious complications acquired in hospital [7,8].These infections are associated with overstay in hospital, multiple complication, stress to relatives and even loss of lives [9-11]. Objective