Rita Szabó1, Karolina Böröcz1. 1. Országos Epidemiológiai Központ Kórházi-járványügyi Osztály Budapest Albert Flórián út 2-6. 1097.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial use are common among residents of long-term care facilities. Faced to the lack of standardized data, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control funded a project with the aim of estimating prevalence of infections and antibiotic use in European long-term care facilities. AIM: The aim of the authors was to present the results of the European survey which were obtained in Hungary. METHOD: In Hungary, 91 long-term care facilities with 11,823 residents participated in the point-prevalence survey in May, 2013. RESULTS: The prevalence of infections was 2.1%. Skin and soft tissues infections were the most frequent (36%), followed by infections of the respiratory (30%) and urinary tract (21%). Antimicrobials were mostly prescribed for urinary tract infections (40.3%), respiratory tract infections (38.4%) and skin and soft tissue infections (13.2%). The most common antimicrobials (97.5%) belonged to the ATC J01 class of "antibacterials for systemic use". CONCLUSIONS: The results emphasise the need for a national guideline and education for good practice in long-term care facilities.
INTRODUCTION: Healthcare associated infections and antimicrobial use are common among residents of long-term care facilities. Faced to the lack of standardized data, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control funded a project with the aim of estimating prevalence of infections and antibiotic use in European long-term care facilities. AIM: The aim of the authors was to present the results of the European survey which were obtained in Hungary. METHOD: In Hungary, 91 long-term care facilities with 11,823 residents participated in the point-prevalence survey in May, 2013. RESULTS: The prevalence of infections was 2.1%. Skin and soft tissues infections were the most frequent (36%), followed by infections of the respiratory (30%) and urinary tract (21%). Antimicrobials were mostly prescribed for urinary tract infections (40.3%), respiratory tract infections (38.4%) and skin and soft tissue infections (13.2%). The most common antimicrobials (97.5%) belonged to the ATC J01 class of "antibacterials for systemic use". CONCLUSIONS: The results emphasise the need for a national guideline and education for good practice in long-term care facilities.
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Keywords:
antibiotikumhasználat; antimicrobial use; bentlakásos szociális intézmény; fertőzés; healthcare-associated infections; long-term care facility; point-prevalence survey; pontprevalencia-vizsgálat