Author:
Robinson Gayle V.,Tegtmeier Bernard R.,Zaia John A.
Abstract
AbstractThis report describes the results of a prospective study of nosocomial infection in 7,714 patients hospitalized during a 24-month period at a cancer treatment center. An overall nosocomial infection rate of 9.3% was observed with site-specific infection rates of 2.6% for urinary tract, 1.9% for surgical wound, 2.2% for bacteremia and 1.9% for respiratory tract infection. Within specific patient groups, the overall nosocomial infection rates observed were: 8.2% in medical patients, 14.9% in surgical patients and 1.5% in pediatric patients. Despite the markedly elevated nosocomial infection rate in surgical patients (P < 0.001), surgical wound infection rates were not unlike those observed in general hospitals: clean—2.4%, clean contaminated—5.8%, contaminated—13.2%, and dirty—11.8%. These observations provide evidence that institutions which provide medical care predominantly for cancer patients can expect to observe higher nosocomial infection rates than general care hospitals.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Cited by
22 articles.
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