Epidemiological characterisation of hospital-acquired infections in a private hospital in Neiva in 2013

Caracterización epidemiológica de las infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud en una IPS privada. Neiva 2013

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Juan D. Fierro
María A. Naranjo
Carolina Cabrera
Jorge A. Ramos
Abstract

Introduction.  Hospital-acquired infections (HAI) have become a public health issue.  In developed countries between  5  and  10%  of  patients  contract one  or  more  of these  infections  and  it  is  believed  that  between  15 and 40% of patients in critical care units are affected.  Method. A cross sectional study with an analytical approach was carried out in order to characterise the epidemiological features of HAIs in a  private hospital in  Neiva  in  2013.  The study included  251  confirmed  cases.  Results.  The study determined  that  infections  were  most  commonly  a  result  of  surgical  procedures  (SSI),  particularly  superficial  surgical  procedures (31.9%).  The  second  major  cause  o f  infections  were  infections  associated  with  medical  devices, predominantly  urinary tract  infections  associated  with  catheters.  Pneumonia  associated  with  health  care attention  represented  14.3%.  The fatality  rate of  HAIs was  9.5%;  pneumonia  and  bloodstream  infections accounted fo r the highest proportion of fatalities.  Had a  rate of 1.9%.  Conclusion.  The sociodemographic characteristics of cases of HAIs are similar to the performance of health  institutions at a  national  level and that  of developing  countries.

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Author Biographies / See

Juan D. Fierro, Universidad Surcolombiana

MD. Epidemiólogo. Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva.

María A. Naranjo, Universidad Surcolombiana

MD. Epidemiólogo. Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva.

Carolina Cabrera, Universidad Surcolombiana

MD. Epidemiólogo. Universidad Surcolombiana de Neiva.

Jorge A. Ramos, Universidad Surcolombiana

Enf. Epidemiólogo, Línea de Bioestadística. Grupo Infecto-Control. Docente Universidad Surcolombiana. Doctorando en Salud Pública, Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.
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