It has been shown that nosocomial infections or hospital acquired infections are recurrent problems, identified chiefly in intensive care facilities, surgical, and medical wards. In Trinidad and Tobago information on nosocomial infections are lacking. Within the period 1992-1995, 7,158 nosocomial infections were documented from 72,532 patients (10.0/100 admissions). In Europe, incidences vary f...

BACKGROUND Nosocomial infections increase the cost of medical care, extend hospital stay and reflect on the morbidity and mortality of the admitted patients. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common nosocomial infections in humans. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and antibiogram of nosocomial UITs from a referral hospital. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conduct...

This study was conducted in PICU of a teaching hospital to estimate the incidence of nosocomial infections, establish the clinical and bacteriological profile and identify probable exogenous source from the environment and personnel. 95 suspected cases of nosocomial infections were studied prospectively, identified as per the guidelines laid down by CDC. The rate of nosocomial infections was 27...

1. Evaluate the risk factors for gram-negative nosocomial infection and antimicrobial resistance for patients in the intensive care unit. 2. Apply your understanding of the mechanisms of resistance common to gram-negative bacteria in nosocomial disease, including extended-spectrum β-lactamase production, porin channel deletion or structural changes, and efflux pump expression, to empiric antibi...

BACKGROUND Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a major risk factor for nosocomial S. aureus infection. Studies show that intranasal mupirocin can prevent nosocomial surgical site infections. No data are available on the efficacy of mupirocin in nonsurgical patients. OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of mupirocin prophylaxis in preventing nosocomial S. aureus infections in nonsurgical patie...

Nosocomial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in US hospitals [1]. The cost to the country is enormous, with $4.5 billion being spent annually on the treatment of patients with nosocomial pneumonia. According to the American Society of Microbiology, approximately 70% of nosocomial infections are caused by organisms resistant to 1 antimicrobial agent [2]. In addition to...

Nosocomial infection is any contracted in a healthcare establishment by patient whose symptoms appear after 48 hours of hospitalization, 30 days for the operative site and one year case an intervention. surgical Their high frequency, cost severity make nosocomial infections major health problem. Its surveillance not end itself, it designed as means guiding prevention, from which must therefore ...