Hospital-acquired infection rate in a tertiary care teaching hospital in China: a cross-sectional survey involving 2434 inpatients

Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Oct:27:7-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.05.011. Epub 2014 Aug 5.

Abstract

A single-day hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) point prevalence study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in China. The overall prevalence rate of HAIs was 3.53% (95% confidence interval 2.80-4.26%) among 2434 inpatients surveyed. Respiratory system infection was the most common type of HAI (49.43%), followed by surgical site infection (22.99%). The pathogen detection results for 50 patients showed Pseudomonas aeruginosa to account for 24.00% of isolates, followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae (14.00%) and Escherichia coli (14.00%).

Keywords: Cross-sectional survey; Hospital-acquired infections; Prevalence.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • China / epidemiology
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Data Collection
  • Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli Infections / epidemiology
  • Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Klebsiella Infections / epidemiology
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Prevalence
  • Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Tertiary Care Centers / statistics & numerical data