Nosocomial infections: Epidemiology, prevention, control and surveillance
Nosocomial infections or healthcare associated infections occur in patients under medical care. These infections occur worldwide both in developed and developing countries. Nosocomial infections accounts for 7% in developed and 10% in developing countries. As these infections occur during hospital s...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:da0685fec164454bb76badd7bd382af7 2023-05-15T15:06:18+02:00 Nosocomial infections: Epidemiology, prevention, control and surveillance Hassan Ahmed Khan Fatima Kanwal Baig Riffat Mehboob 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.01.019 https://doaj.org/article/da0685fec164454bb76badd7bd382af7 EN eng Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116309509 https://doaj.org/toc/2221-1691 2221-1691 doi:10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.01.019 https://doaj.org/article/da0685fec164454bb76badd7bd382af7 Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, Vol 7, Iss 5, Pp 478-482 (2017) Nosocomial infections Control strategies Hospital acquired infections Pathogens Healthcare Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2017.01.019 2022-12-31T14:48:13Z Nosocomial infections or healthcare associated infections occur in patients under medical care. These infections occur worldwide both in developed and developing countries. Nosocomial infections accounts for 7% in developed and 10% in developing countries. As these infections occur during hospital stay, they cause prolonged stay, disability, and economic burden. Frequently prevalent infections include central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Nosocomial pathogens include bacteria, viruses and fungal parasites. According to WHO estimates, approximately 15% of all hospitalized patients suffer from these infections. During hospitalization, patient is exposed to pathogens through different sources environment, healthcare staff, and other infected patients. Transmission of these infections should be restricted for prevention. Hospital waste serves as potential source of pathogens and about 20%–25% of hospital waste is termed as hazardous. Nosocomial infections can be controlled by practicing infection control programs, keep check on antimicrobial use and its resistance, adopting antibiotic control policy. Efficient surveillance system can play its part at national and international level. Efforts are required by all stakeholders to prevent and control nosocomial infections. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 7 5 478 482 |
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Nosocomial infections or healthcare associated infections occur in patients under medical care. These infections occur worldwide both in developed and developing countries. Nosocomial infections accounts for 7% in developed and 10% in developing countries. As these infections occur during hospital stay, they cause prolonged stay, disability, and economic burden. Frequently prevalent infections include central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, surgical site infections and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Nosocomial pathogens include bacteria, viruses and fungal parasites. According to WHO estimates, approximately 15% of all hospitalized patients suffer from these infections. During hospitalization, patient is exposed to pathogens through different sources environment, healthcare staff, and other infected patients. Transmission of these infections should be restricted for prevention. Hospital waste serves as potential source of pathogens and about 20%–25% of hospital waste is termed as hazardous. Nosocomial infections can be controlled by practicing infection control programs, keep check on antimicrobial use and its resistance, adopting antibiotic control policy. Efficient surveillance system can play its part at national and international level. Efforts are required by all stakeholders to prevent and control nosocomial infections. |
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