PREVALENCE OF HOSPITAL INFECTIONS IN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Abstract

An important factor characterizing the level of development of medicine in a particular country is the prevalence and intensity of nosocomial infections. In this regard, studies were carried out, the purpose of which was to analyze the prevalence and structure of nosocomial infections among children. Age characteristics, type of infection, as well as clinical strains of microorganisms isolated from 350 pediatric patients with pathological infectious processes, developing organs and tissues of the respiratory tract - 200 (group 1), and digestive tract - 150 patients (group 2) were studied. The frequency of occurrence of isolated bacterial cultures directly depended on the nosological form of the studied infectious pathology. In the first and second groups, the priority causative agent of nosocomial infection is Ps.aeruginosa, which was intensively sown in 41.5% and 43.33% of children, respectively. In general, the symptoms of respiratory system damage occurred more often among children included in the study and corresponding to age indicators above 10 years - 62.5%. In the same age group, a high level of damage to organs and tissues of the gastrointestinal tract was observed, which was determined by the obtained statistical data - 58.0%.

Keywords

• nosocomial infection
• prevalence
• risk factors
• pathogens