Masoud Yosefi; Faria Hasanzadeh; Adeleh Tabatabei Zadeh; Hamid Reza Naderi; Majid Khadem Rezaiyan
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Abstract Background and Aim: Nosocomial infections have always been one of the major health problems, and it is becoming increasingly important and a challenge for the health system of different countries. In this study, the contamination in the environment and equipment of two hospitals of Mashhad were ...
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Abstract Background and Aim: Nosocomial infections have always been one of the major health problems, and it is becoming increasingly important and a challenge for the health system of different countries. In this study, the contamination in the environment and equipment of two hospitals of Mashhad were studied. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in two academic hospitals. The sampling method was convenient based on policy of infection control committee of each hospital. Environmental samples were collected from water, sink, patient bed and incubators. Samples were cultured in bacterial culture media and phenotypically identified. . Results: Out of 323 samples, 272 (84.2%) were from Qaem Hospital and 51 (15.8%) from Imam Reza Hospital. Overall, 47.1% of samples of Imam Ghaem hospital (128 samples) and 33.3% of samples of Imam Reza hospital (17 samples) were positive (p = 0.071). Overall, the most prevalent organisms were Bacillus (54 samples, 16.7%) followed by Staphylococcus epidermidis (22 samples, 6.8%) and Staphylococcus saprophyticus (16 samples, 0.5%). Others were consisted of Acinetobacter, Enterobacter and pseudomonas spp. Conclusion: Bacillus species have a high persistence in the environment due to Sporulation and their removal will be an indicator of proper environmental health. The presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria in the hospital environment reveals the importance of environmental health control and monitoring programs.
Marzieh Khan Beigi; Mohamad Ezati Asar; Hamidreza Nasehinia
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Today, despite advances in science and technology to save patients, it causes nosocomial infections that it is not possible to completely eliminate these infections anywhere in the world at present, but Undoubtedly, the most effective, least expensive, and most desirable way to ...
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Today, despite advances in science and technology to save patients, it causes nosocomial infections that it is not possible to completely eliminate these infections anywhere in the world at present, but Undoubtedly, the most effective, least expensive, and most desirable way to fight infection at any time and place is to prevent it. In this study, due to the importance of the issue and the lack of studies in this regard, we have investigated the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Damghan hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted in Damghan province hospital between 2011 to2015 after referring to the provincial hospital and reviewing the records of all patients, people with nosocomial infections were identified and the data were extracted and after collecting the required data, this data was analyzed by SPSS statistical software. Results: In the present study, out of 34663 hospitalized patients, 116 cases of nosocomial infections were identified. Among these, the most common variables in terms of the year of diagnosis, the year 2014 (27.6%); Diagnosis season, autumn (27.27%); surgical ward (32.8%); Type of infection, respiratory (39.7%). Discussion & Conclusion: A simple review of the documents studied in this study shows that the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Iran is relatively high. Therefore, the development of appropriate control and training programs based on evidence to reduce the prevalence of nosocomial infections in Iran should be considered by policymakers. Document Type: Research article Keywords: Nosocomial Infection, Hospital, Safety