Analysis of hospital bacteriological data.

Increase in length of stay and overcost attributable to hospital-acquired infections in a pediatric unit in Senegal

Methods Retrospective analysis on hospital stays’ database in the pediatric unit at Hopital Principal de Dakar between September and November 2010. Patients with a positive bacteriological test were selected. Probable cases of HCAI were included on clinical and bacteriological data (presence of multiresistant bacteria). Cases were matched to control patients (with no infection) by sex, age and ...

Utilization of bacteriological culture for increased diagnostic performance at a tuberculosis reference center hospital.

The purpose of this study was to assess the increase in positive results of bacteriological diagnostic tests for tuberculosis with the utilization of culture at a referral hospital for tuberculosis (TB). A retrospective analysis was conducted based on the positive bacteriological results obtained at the Júlia Kubistchek Hospital. The number of bacteriological diagnoses was increased by 24.6 % w...

Age-Specific Bacteriological Profile of Pediatric Septicemia; A Population- Based Study

Background Septicemia is a life-threatening condition particularly among pediatric population. Early initiating a proper empiric antimicrobial treatment prior to definite isolation of the pathogen through blood culture has pivotal role in reducing further mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological properties of a distinct Iranian population by patients’ a...

Viability of hospital staphylococci in air.

A Statistical and Experimental Study of Terminal Infections

TH~ recognition of the pal~ played by bacterial infection in the causation of death in chronic diseases has gained in importance with the multiplication of observations upon the occurrence of such infections in human beings, the subjects of chronic diseases of the heart, kidney, liver, and other organs. The data for a proper appreciation of the relation existing between bacterial infection and ...

Prevalence of hospital-acquired infections in intensive care units in public hospitals in Tehran, Iran, in 2012-2014

Infection control and hospital-acquired infection (HAI) prevalence have recently attracted much attention especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of HAI in public hospitals in Tehran, Iran, more specifically, to determine the epidemiological status of nosocomial infections in intensive care units (ICUs) of 3 public hospitals. The study was conduc...