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Public Awareness of Nosocomial Infections
What is nosocomial infections ?
What is nosocomial infections ?
• “Hospital-acquired infections”:
• infections acquired during hospital care which were not present or incubating at admission.
Incidence of HAI’sIncidence of HAI’s
In 2002 approximately 1.7 million cases of infection.
33,269 among newborns in high-risk nurseries (1.95%)
19,059 among newborns in well-baby nurseries (1.12%)
417,946 among adults and children in ICUs (24.58%)
1,266,851 among adults and children outside of ICUs (72.32%)
Incidence of HAI’sIncidence of HAI’s
Deaths related to HAI’sDeaths related to HAI’s
The estimated deaths associated with HAIs in U.S. hospitals were 98,987
35,967 were for pneumonia (36.33%)
30,665 for bloodstream infections (30.97%)
13,088 for urinary tract infections (13.22%)
8,205 for surgical site infections (8.28%)
11,062 for infections of other sites (11.17%)
Deaths related to HAI’sDeaths related to HAI’s
WHO’s practical guide for prevention of HAI’s
WHO’s practical guide for prevention of HAI’s
• 1) Infection control programs.
• 2) Nosocomial infection surveillance.
• 3) Dealing with outbreaks.
• 4) Prevention of nosocomial infection.
• 5) Prevention of common endemic nosocomial infections.
• 6) Environment.
• 7) Antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.
• 8) Preventing infections of staff.
The awareness planThe awareness plan
Distribution of leaflets and brochures containing the simple and essential information about contact infections.
Given to patients and their families.
MRSAMRSA
C. DifficileC. Difficile
Group 5AGroup 5A
ABDULAZIZ ABDULLAH BASAQR
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MAMDOOH SALEM BASHAMMAKH
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MOAYAD ALI BATTAYEB
OMAR MUNTASER RASLAN
MOHAMMED KHALID AL-NAHHAS
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