An Epidemiologi
An Epidemiological Study of Nosocomial Infections in
Tabriz Children’s Hospital Based on National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance
System (NNIS)
Shahram Abdoli Oskouie 1,
Mohammad Ahangarzadeh Rezaee 1, Kamyar Ghabili 2,
Farahnaz Firoozi 3
1. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research
Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research
Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3. Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of
Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract: Nosocomial
infections are major public health problems particularly in developing countries.
These are one of the most important causes of mortality and morbidity in
hospitals. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to estimate the
epidemiology of NIs in a university-affiliated pediatric hospital in Northwest
of Iran. The epidemiology of nosocomial infections were evaluated in Tabriz
children hospital during a 12 month period from May 2008 to May 2009 using
national nosocomial infections surveillance system definitions. One
hundred and three patients (56.3% males and 43.7% females) were diagnosed with
nosocomial infections. The incidence of nosocomial infection was 1.33 per 100
hospital discharges and 0.34 days per 100 hospital days. Frequencies of
nosocomial infections by type were as follows bacteremia (68.9%), urinary tract
infection (13.6), lower respiratory tract infection (9.7%), and wound infection
(7.8%). Neonates ward was the highest portion of nosocomial infections followed
by NICU and hematology wards. The most common pathogenic organisms were
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (35%), Klebsiella (20.4%), Serattia (9.7%), E.
coli (6.8%), andPseudomonas (5.8%). The mean hospital stay
was 25.54±17.64 days. The difference in the mean stay days for patients with
nosocomial infection and non-infected patients (3.9±1.5 days) was statistically
significant (P<0.0001). More than one-fourth of these patients
expired. Our study emphasizes the need for implementing further health
associated infections surveillance systems with proper methods to prevent and
manage infections in hospitalized patients.
[Oskouie
SA, Ahangarzadeh Rezaee M, Ghabili K, Firoozi F. An Epidemiological
Study of Nosocomial Infections in Tabriz Children’s Hospital Based on National
Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System (NNIS). Life
Sci J 2013;10(1):277-279] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 42
Keywords: Nosocomial infection; children; national nosocomial
infection surveillance system Full Text 42
