conclusions the results of this study show that the incidence of nosocomial infection in neonates is high and decreasing the risk factors such as prematurity, mechanical ventilation and reducing invasive procedures can decrease the infection and improve rapid recovery in these neonates. patients and methods this cross-sectional retrospective study was performed during an 18- month period (2012 ...

background :  nosocomial infections are considered as health issues that affect developed and poor countries. these infections can be transmitted to patients through hospital environment and equipments. the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of gram-negative bacilli in the environment and the equipments of hospitals in the east of golestan province in 2015.   methods :  in this st...

conclusion the calculated ni rate in our study (14.7%) is higher than usual rates reported from picu in other societies. meanwhile, long stay in picu and age less than 2 years are the main risk factor for ni and subjects with ni are 5.13 times more likely to die. patients and methods this cross sectional study was carried out on all patients hospitalized for more than 48 hours in pediatric inte...

introduction: pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of nosocomial infections, and antibiotic resistance of this pathogen is an important concern in treating such infections. the current work was conducted to investigate the prevalence of bla-imp, and bla-vim metallo-beta-lactamase (mbl) among clinical and environmental p. aeruginosa isolates obtained from icus of different hospita...

background: the rate of nosocomial infection appears to depend on whether it is calculated using the center for disease control (cdc) or carrier state criteria. the objective of this study was to differentiate between primary endogenous (pe), secondary endogenous (se) and exogenous (ex) infections, and to compare this classification with cdc criteria for nosocomial infections. methods: children...

OBJECTIVES To review the efficient and cost-effective preventive, control and surveillance measures that could be employed against nosocomial infections in developing countries. DATA SOURCES Literature search on compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM), Medline and Internet, using the key words: nosocomial infection, prevention and control, use of antibiotics and use of computers. Some articles...

Nosocomial or hospital acquired infections have become a major cause of morbidity and mortality today. The reported rates of nosocomial infection vary depending on the efficiency of the surveillance system and the definitions of infection employed. In the United States it has been estimated that about 5% of hospitalised patients acquire a nosocomial infection. This works out to be nearly 2 mill...