Avtor/Urednik		Klavs, I; Bufon-Lužnik, T; Škerl, M; Grgič-Vitek, M; Lejko-Zupanc, T; Dolinšek, M; Prodan, V; Vegnuti, M; Kraigher, A; Arnež, Z
Naslov		Prevalence of and risk factors for hospital-acquired infections in Slovenia - results of the first national survey, 2001
Tip		članek
Vir		J Hosp Infect
Vol. in št.		Letnik 54
Leto izdaje		2003
Obseg		str. 149-57
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Summary A one-day survey was conducted in atl (19) Slovenian acute-care hospitals in October 2001 to estimate the prevalence of all types of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and to identify predominant micro-organisms and risk factors. Among 6695 patients surveyed, the prevalence of patients with at least one HAI was 4.6%. The prevalence of urinary tract infections was highest (1.2%), followed by pneumonia (1.0%), surgical wound infection (0.7%), and bloodstream infection (0.3%). In intensive care units (ICUs) the prevalence of patients with at least one HAI was 26.9% and the ratio of episodes of HAI per number of patients was 33.3%. One or more pathogens were identified in 55.8% of HAIs episodes. Among these, the most frequently single isolated micro-organisms were Stophylococcus aureus (18.2%) and Escherichia co(i (10.2%). Risk factors for HAI included central intravascutar catheter (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 3.2; 95% confidence intervals (CI) 2.1-4.9), peripheral intravascular catheter (adjusted OR 1.7; 95% CI 1.2-2.4), urinary catheter (adjuster OR 2.4; 95% CI 1.6-3.4), and hospitalization in ICUs (adjusted OR 2.5; 95% CI 1.4-4.3). The results provide the first national estimates for Slovenia.
Deskriptorji		CROSS INFECTION AGE FACTORS SEX FACTORS CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS INFECTION CONTROL LENGTH OF STAY PNEUMONIA POPULATION SURVEILLANCE PREVALENCE RISK FACTORS SEPTICEMIA STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS URINARY CATHETERIZATION URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS SLOVENIA