RODRIGUEZ HEREDIA, Odalys; GOMEZ COK, Katia; COSTA GARCIA, María Leticia    RODRIGUEZ HEREDIA, Ovidia. Intrahospital infections.: Its behavior in Camagüey province in the period of 1994-2007. []. , 12, 4, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: Nosocomial infections also known as intrahospital infections have became a relevant public health problem of great social and economic significance. Objective: To determine the intrahospital infections´ behavior in Camagüey province. Method: A retrospective descriptive study in Camagüey province was conducted from January1st 1994 to December 31, 2007. Data primary registration was obtained from the annual statistical reports of the Epidemiology assistant directorship and from the control books of the Disinfection and Sanitary Chemistry Laboratory of the Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology Provincial Center of Camagüey. Results: In the investigation the fall of the provincial rate since 1996 from 3,4 to 1,6 x 100 could be verified in the year 2006; the highest rate of sepsis by provincial hospitals resulted to be the Provincial Psychiatric Hospital, followed by "Manuel Ascunce Domenech" and "Amalia Simoni" Provincial Surgical Clinic Hospitals. The rates of high-risk services were superiors in burned adult (36,2), nephrology adult, burned children and intensive therapy of adult. It was not opportunely used the Microbiology since 1994 to the 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2007 in the province as did not reach the national indicator that is the 80% of sample collection. In the years 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005 and 2007 was not obtained the 65% of positiveness. The most frequent germ was the Staphylococcus aureus with the 43.7%. Conclusions: Associated pneumonias to days of mechanical ventilation predominated, besides urinary infections in patients with permanent catheter and operating injuries.

: Cross infection [epidemiology]; annual reports; staphylococcus aureus; retrospective studies.

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