Investigation and Analysis of Healthcare-Associated Infection in a Grade A Tertiary Hospital of a City From 2020 to 2022
Objective To review and investigate the basic situation of healthcare-associated infection in Qingyuan People's Hospital from January 2020 to December 2022,analyze the current situation of nhealthcare-associated infection,and put forward effective measures for the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection.Methods The data of healthcare-associated infection in Qingyuan People's Hospital from January 2020 to December 2022 were analyzed retrospectively.Results In the year of 2020,2021,2022,there were 875,611,304 infection cases in the hospital,and the infection rate was 1.13%,0.71%,0.38%,respectively.The total infection rate was 0.73%.The healthcare-associated infection rates were 1.05%,0.66%,0.36%,respectively,and the difference of 3 years were statistically significant(P<0.001).The lower respiratory tract infection was the highest,followed by urinary system infection and upper respiratory tract infection.The departments with the highest incidence of healthcare-associated infection in 2020 and 2021 were the department of critical care medicine,the brain ward and the department of orthopedics.In 2022,the departments with the highest incidence of healthcare-associated infection were brain ward,critical care medicine department and gynecological ward.A total of 897 strains of pathogenic bacteria were detected,and Gram-negative bacteria were the main pathogens,with the proportion ratio of 62.99%.Conclusion The healthcare-associated infection rate of inpatients in the hospital from 2020 to 2022 is within the control index range.Although the healthcare-associated infection rate of the hospital is low,the targeted monitoring of high-incidence departments,prevention of high-risk groups and relevant training of medical staffshould be strengthened to control the occurrence of healthcare-associated infection.
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