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Revista Cubana de Salud Pública

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VELAZQUEZ BRIZUELA, Irma Ernestina; ARANDA GAMA, Janeth; CAMACHO CORTES, José Luis  y  ORTIZ, Genaro Gabriel. Epidemiology of nosocomial infections in Instituto Jalisciense de Cancerología. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [online]. 2013, vol.39, n.1, pp.19-31. ISSN 0864-3466.

Background: the treatments in cancer patients increase the risk of catching nosocomial infection. In the Instituto Jalisciense de Cancerología, the prevention, identification and monitoring of nosocomial infections is carried out by the Epidemiological Surveillance Committee through an epidemiological program. Objectives: To determine the incidence of nosocomial infections in cancer patients seen at the Instituto Jalisciense de Cancerología Methods: A retrospective and descriptive study, which included 5056 patients discharged from April 2008 to December 2010, of whom 140 had nosocomial infections. Results: The overall rate of infections per 100 discharges was variable (5.8 in 2008; 3.5 in 2009 and 2.2 in 2010). The surgical wound infection kept the highest rates (2.9, 1.5, 1.1 respectively). The most common isolated bacteria was Escherichia coli (55 %, 34 %, 20 %); the most frequent fungus was Candida albicans (6 %, 7 %, 6 %). The average length of stay at the time of catching the infection was 3.3 days, and at the time of hospital discharge was 17 days. The fatality rate was 19 per 100 cases whereas the mortality rate was 27 per 100 cases. Conclusions: a decrease in the rate of nosocomial infection was observed in recent years; where the epidemiology service was the key to implementing epidemiological actions, in particular the management of surgical wounds.

Palabras clave : epidemiology; nosocomial infections; cancer patient; Mexico.

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