A three-year survey of nosocomial and community-acquired infections, antibiotic treatment and re-hospitalization in a Norwegian health region

In Norway, hospital-acquired infections (HAI) were analysed by repeated point prevalence studies (four each year) performed simultaneously at 14 hospitals in a health region (860 000 inhabitants) during the period 1996–1998. The study included 3200 beds and 121 000 discharged patients each year, and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 2000-03, Vol.44 (3), p.214-223
Hauptverfasser:	Andersen, B.M., Ringertz, S.H., Gullord, T.Petersen, Hermansen, W., Lelek, M., Norman, B-I., Nystad, M.T., Rød, K.Anderson, Røed, R.Th, Smidesang, I-J., Solheim, N., Tandberg, S., Halsnes, R., Høystad, M.Wenche
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use antibacterial treatment Biological and medical sciences community-acquired infections Community-Acquired Infections - drug therapy Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology Community-Acquired Infections - prevention & control Cross Infection - drug therapy Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Health Facility Size Hospital Bed Capacity Hospital infections Hospitals, Special - statistics & numerical data Hospitals, University - statistics & numerical data Humans Incidence Infection Control Infectious diseases Medical sciences Norway - epidemiology nosocomial infection categories Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data point prevalence studies Population Surveillance Prevalence re-hospitalization Registries Rehabilitation Centers - statistics & numerical data Respiratory Tract Infections - drug therapy Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology Respiratory Tract Infections - prevention & control Risk Factors Sepsis - drug therapy Sepsis - epidemiology Sepsis - prevention & control Surgical Wound Infection - drug therapy Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control Urinary Tract Infections - drug therapy Urinary Tract Infections - epidemiology Urinary Tract Infections - prevention & control
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Zusammenfassung:	In Norway, hospital-acquired infections (HAI) were analysed by repeated point prevalence studies (four each year) performed simultaneously at 14 hospitals in a health region (860 000 inhabitants) during the period 1996–1998. The study included 3200 beds and 121 000 discharged patients each year, and was initiated by and co-ordinated from the regional university hospital; Ullevål University Hospital (UHH). An overall prevalence rate of HAI of 6·5% (interhospital variation 1·4–11·7%) was found for the 32 248 patients studied. The rate of HAI was reduced from 7·7% in 1996 to 5·9% in 1998. Smaller hospitals (
ISSN:	0195-6701 1532-2939
DOI:	10.1053/jhin.1999.0677