title: [Incidence of acquired infection in the surgical departments of 5 hospitals].
abstract: A program for monitoring nosocomial infections was implemented in the surgical units of five hospitals. The overall incidence of infections after clean surgery varied from 6.6% to 15% depending on the units. Surgical wound infections were in the 2.8 to 5% range, which corresponded to 30-66% of nosocomial infections. The main septic complication of surgery in 2 of the 5 units was urinary tract infection, with an incidence of 1.6 to 7.8%. Bacteriaemia complicating urinary tract infections and intravenous catheter infections accounted for 4% to 16% of all infections. Staphylococcus aureus was responsible for 40 to 77% of surgical wound infections and Escherichia coli for 30 to 50% of urinary tract infections. After a 4-5 months period of monitoring, the incidence of nosocomial infections was reduced by 32 to 68% depending on individual units.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Richet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Galicier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerbonnet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buu Hoi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gossot
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charpentier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pean
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boisivon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Montariol
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Incidence des infections acquises dans les services de chirurgie de cinq hôpitaux.