Tahir Siddique, Sadaf Farzand, Syeda Shaista Waheed, Faiza Khan.
Frequency and Etiology of Nosocomial Infections in Medical Unit-I, Nawaz Sharif Social Security Teaching Hospital Lahore.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;6(2):499-501.

Objective: To assess the frequency of nosocomial infection in patients admitted to medical unit-I Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital Multan Road Lahore and to determine the etiological factors in such patients. Study design: Observational Study Place & duration of study: Medical Unit-I Nawaz Sharif Social Security Hospital Multan Road Lahore Pakistan from January 2010 to December 2010. Methods: All patients above 12 years of age admitted in Medical Unit-I for more than 48 hours and developed clinical evidence of infection that did not originate from patients' original diagnosis at the time of admission, were included in the study. Results: During the study period, 135 out of 1197 patients acquired nosocomial infection. The frequency of nosocomial infection was 11.278%. Skin infection (Branulitis at site of intravenous canula) was 59(43.703%), Respiratory tract infection was seen in 23(17.037%), urinary tract infection in 31(22.962%) and blood stream infection in 11(8.148%) patients. Other infections we identified were 11(8.148%) in soft tissue, wound and gastrointestinal tract infections. Conclusion: Patients admitted in Medical unit-I are at more risk of acquiring nosocomial infection from different sources. It is suggested that proper nursing care, sterilization and disinfection of instruments and equipment and careful handling of invasive Procedures are the best tool to control these life threatening infections.

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