Prevalence of nosocomial infection in intensive care unit - a retrospective study

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Reginaldo Passoni dos
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Mariano, Lília Regina, Takahashi, Luciane da Silva, Erdmann, Marilis de Fatima
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/11233
• topic: Nursing; Prevalence; Cross infection; Intensive care units; Enfermería; Prevalencia; Infección hospitalaria; Unidades de cuidados intensivos; Enfermagem Prevalência; Infecção hospitalar; Unidades de terapia intensiva; Infecção Hospitalar em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

Aim: To identify the prevalence of nosocomial infection in Intensive Care Unit for adults. Method: quantitative, descriptive and retrospective study performed by research in the records of the hospital infection control committee in a public hospital in a city of Paraná. The sample comprised all records for the period January to December 2012. Data analysis occurred using Microsoft Windows Excel® software, version 2010. Results: The prevalence of nosocomial infection was 27.35%, and Acinetobacter sp. (22.92%) was the most commonly identified pathogen. In terms of topography, we found that respiratory tract infections were the most frequent, occurring in 36.46% of cases. Conclusion: The data survey showed a median prevalence of nosocomial infection when compared to the provisions in the literature.