Incidence and Risk Factors of Nosocomial Infections in Neonatal Unit Sanglah General Hospital, Denpasar

The rate of morbidity dtle to infection including nosocomial infection during neonatal period is higher than that due to other causes. Th purpose of this study was to know the incidence and risk factors of nosocomial infection . This ttJdy was conducted on all babies treated at the neonatal unit, Sanglah eneral Hospital, Denpasar during the period of April-June 1995. Chi square test was used to compare nosocomial infection between birth weight groups and mode of deliveries. The incidence of nosocomial infections in this study was 6%, with male to female ratio of 1.6:1. Skin infections were found most frequently. This occurrence of nosocomial infection was significantly related to the birth weight and mode of delivery, in which the risk of nosocomial infection was greater in ba bies with low birth weight and delivered by cesarean section or other obstetric procedu res. Paediatr Indones 1998; 38: 68-74]