BACKGROUND: Nosocomial infections presently imply a 10-day average prolongation of hospital stay per infection, with an important increase in mortality and costs. A comparison is made between the prevalence of nosocomial infections, microorganisms isolated and antimicrobial agents used in the Arnau de Vilanova Hospital (Valencia, Spain), and those corresponding to other hospitals of similar characteristics in the triple-province Valencia Community. METHODS: Cross-sectional epidemiological study, reflecting the prevalence of hospital infections globally and in each of services. RESULTS: The global prevalence of hospital infections was 6.08%. Services with greatest prevalence are Intensive Care, Internal Medicine and Surgery. Respiratory tract and postoperative wound infections were the most frequent presentations. CONCLUSIONS: Global prevalence was slightly less than in the Valencian Community for 1992 (8.28%), with a predominance of gram-negative over gram-positive germs, in contrast with the results reported globally for the Valencia an hospitals.
BACKGROUND:Nosocomial infections presently imply a 10-day average prolongation of hospital stay per infection, with an important increase in mortality and costs. A comparison is made between the prevalence of nosocomial infections, microorganisms isolated and antimicrobial agents used in the Arnau de Vilanova Hospital (Valencia, Spain), and those corresponding to other hospitals of similar characteristics in the triple-province Valencia Community. METHODS: Cross-sectional epidemiological study, reflecting the prevalence of hospital infections globally and in each of services. RESULTS: The global prevalence of hospital infections was 6.08%. Services with greatest prevalence are Intensive Care, Internal Medicine and Surgery. Respiratory tract and postoperative wound infections were the most frequent presentations. CONCLUSIONS: Global prevalence was slightly less than in the Valencian Community for 1992 (8.28%), with a predominance of gram-negative over gram-positive germs, in contrast with the results reported globally for the Valencia an hospitals.
Authors: David J Leaper; Harry van Goor; Jacqueline Reilly; Nicola Petrosillo; Heinrich K Geiss; Antonio J Torres; Anne Berger Journal: Int Wound J Date: 2004-12 Impact factor: 3.315