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[Hospital infections in gynecology and obstetrics. An inclusive prevalence study in Germany].
- Source :
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Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde [Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd] 1996 Oct; Vol. 56 (10), pp. 546-9. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- In a German multicenter survey, 2206 gynaecological patients in 72 randomly selected hospitals were examined for the prevalence of nosocomial infections and possible risk factors. Hospital-acquired infections were diagnosed in 1.45% of the patients. The most common localisation was the urinary tract (0.91%). Septicaemia, vaginitis and infections of the upper and lower airways were only rarely seen. The following endogenous risk factors were identified: diseases of the cardiovascular system (16.1%), malignancies (12.2%) preexisting infections (6.1%), obesity (5.9%), and diabetes (5.0%). The most common exogenous risk factors were peripheral venous catheters (19.9%), catheterisation of the urinary tract (7.2%) and wound drainage (28.6%). 49% of the patients who underwent caesarean section and 50% of the hysterectomy patients received antimicrobial chemoprophylaxis.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Cross Infection etiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Germany epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Puerperal Infection etiology
Risk Factors
Sepsis etiology
Surgical Wound Infection epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection etiology
Urinary Tract Infections etiology
Vaginitis etiology
Cross Infection epidemiology
Puerperal Infection epidemiology
Sepsis epidemiology
Urinary Tract Infections epidemiology
Vaginitis epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 0016-5751
- Volume :
- 56
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9036069
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1023282