Prevalence and Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infections in Hospitals of the Veneto Region, North-Eastern Italy

Abstract

The study provided baseline data of NI in the Veneto Region hospitals. It showed that NI are frequent, and display a wide inter-hospital variability of rates. The highest prevalence has been reported in intensive care units. The unusual high frequency of blood stream infections and the relatively lower prevalence rate of surgical site infections highlighted the limits of prevalence studies.

Epidemiology and risk factors of healthcare associated infections from intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital

“…The result of this study is in agreement with previous studies from India, Turkey and Italy. [12][13][14] The longer the patients stays in ICU more are the chances of getting colonized with multidrug-resistant bacteria and longer will be the time period of insertion of devices.…”

Point prevalence and risk factors of hospital acquired infections in a cluster of university-affiliated hospitals in Shiraz, Iran

“…HAIs double the medical care costs of infected patients [2], and it is estimated that 80% of all hospital deaths are directly or indirectly related to HAIs [3]. Recent studies conducted at multiple locations worldwide have reported HAI prevalences ranging from 4% to 47% [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15].…”

Nosocomial Infection Rates During One Year in Naft Grand Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran

“…In a similar work by Pellizzer et al (35) in Italy, urinary tract (28.4%), surgical sites (20.3%) and bloodstream (19.3%) were the most frequent sites of infections, respectively. based on the study of Javanbakht et al (14) in Mashhad and the results reported by Appelgren et al (36), SSI was the most common site of infection.…”