Healthcare Associated Infections—A New Pathology in Medical Practice?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Definition of HAI
2.2. Identification and Diagnosis of HAI in Romania
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
Participants’ Characteristics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Caption | Number (1024) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 60.6 ± 19.45 | 0.1–99 years |
Gender (male) | 595 | 58.1 |
Residence (urban) | 542 | 52.9 |
“Section type” | ||
Intensive care unit | 496 | 48.4 |
Surgical | 264 | 25.8 |
Medical | 238 | 23.2 |
Pediatric Neonatology | 18 | 1.8 |
SMURD | 8 | 0.8 |
“Infections” | ||
Bronchopneumonia | 259 | 25.3 |
Enterocolitis with Clostridioides difficile | 239 | 23.3 |
Surgical wound infection/soft tissue infection | 170 | 16.6 |
Sepsis | 164 | 16.0 |
Urinary infection | 131 | 12.8 |
Central catheter infection | 35 | 3.4 |
Influenza type B virus | 3 | 0.3 |
Other infections | 23 | 2.2 |
“Pathogens” | ||
Clostridioides difficile | 228 | 22.3 |
Acinetobacter baumannii | 171 | 16.7 |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 152 | 14.8 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 115 | 11.2 |
Staphylococcus aureus | 110 | 10.7 |
Escherichia coli | 48 | 4.7 |
Other germs | 200 | 19.5 |
Isolated (yes) | 556 | 54.3 |
Contacts (yes) | 702 | 68.6 |
“Status on discharge” | ||
Cured | 68 | 6.6 |
Transfered | 67 | 6.5 |
Improved | 310 | 30.3 |
Deceased | 259 | 25.3 |
Without data | 320 | 31.3 |
“The cause of death” | ||
Possibly caused by the HAI | 11 | 1.1 |
Not related to HAI | 219 | 21.4 |
Unknown | 24 | 2.3 |
Without data | 770 | 75.2 |
“Origin/classification of the case” | ||
From the reporting hospital | 888 | 86.7 |
From another hospital | 91 | 8.9 |
Chronic/elderly care units | 6 | 0.6 |
Other types of medical care | 39 | 3.8 |
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Voidazan, S.; Albu, S.; Toth, R.; Grigorescu, B.; Rachita, A.; Moldovan, I. Healthcare Associated Infections—A New Pathology in Medical Practice? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030760
Voidazan S, Albu S, Toth R, Grigorescu B, Rachita A, Moldovan I. Healthcare Associated Infections—A New Pathology in Medical Practice? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(3):760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030760
Chicago/Turabian StyleVoidazan, Septimiu, Sorin Albu, Réka Toth, Bianca Grigorescu, Anca Rachita, and Iuliu Moldovan. 2020. "Healthcare Associated Infections—A New Pathology in Medical Practice?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 3: 760. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17030760