title: [Role of invasive technics in the occurrence of nosocomial infections. At an intensive care unit].
abstract: A prospective study was carried out in a polyvalent medical intensive care unit to determine the role played by diagnostic and therapeutic invasive techniques in the development of four nosocomial infections. Over a 6-month period, 206 patients admitted for more than 48 hours were studied; all had undergone one or several invasive techniques: 76 patients (37 per cent) developed a total of 117 nosocomial infections including urinary tract infection (41.8 per cent), purulent bronchitis (37.5 per cent) septicaemia (11.6 per cent) and pneumonia (7.6 per cent). The risk factors were: duration of urinary or vascular catheterization, tracheal intubation, tracheotomy and artificial ventilation. Gram-negative bacilli (59 per cent) predominated over Gram-positive cocci (39.6 per cent).
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation médicale polyvalente, Hôtel-Dieu, CHU, Nantes.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Chupin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tasseau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003422:Critical Care; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Place des techniques vulnérantes dans la survenue des infections nosocomiales. En réanimation.