public awareness of nosocomial infections
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Public Awareness of 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’s. In 2002 approximately 1.7 million cases of infection. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Public Awareness of Nosocomial Infections
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What is nosocomial infections ?
What is nosocomial infections ?
• “Hospital-acquired infections”:
• infections acquired during hospital care which were not present or incubating at admission.
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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%)
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Incidence of HAI’sIncidence of HAI’s
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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%)
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Deaths related to HAI’sDeaths related to HAI’s
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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.
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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.
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MRSAMRSA
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C. DifficileC. Difficile
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Group 5AGroup 5A
ABDULAZIZ ABDULLAH BASAQR
RAFAT HUSSAM ABUSHANAB
MAMDOOH SALEM BASHAMMAKH
MOAYAD MAJED AL-QURASHY
IS'HAQ FAISAL DEWAN
MOHAMMED SHAUIB AL-ZHRANI
TARIQ MOHAMAD AWIDAH
RIDWAN ADIL SLAGOR
ABDULRAHMAN HOSNY
AZIZALRAHMAN
ABDULHADY ALI BINDAJAM
MOHAMMED ABDULMAJEED NYAZ
ABDULRAHMAN SAAD AL-SULIMANI
MOAYAD ALI BATTAYEB
OMAR MUNTASER RASLAN
MOHAMMED KHALID AL-NAHHAS
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