title: [Occurrence of hospital infections in a department of pediatric heart surgery].
abstract: The incidence of nosocomial infections (NI) and the related risk factors in a Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery were studied, during a 6 months period. 155 successive admissions were considered. Nosocomial infections were 17 (11%), nosocomial colonizations 18 (11.6%). The most important risk factors for nosocomial infections were: age, cyanosis, duration of hospitalization, hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit and central venous catheter only as a risk factor for sepsis. The most important risk factors for nosocomial colonizations were: tracheal intubation and central venous catheter. In 4 cases the NI was related to nosocomial colonization (2 sepsis, 1 pneumonia, 1 wound infection). The most frequently isolated microorganisms were Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus spp. The Authors found that a longer than 5 days period of antibiotic prophylaxis did not reduce the incidence of nosocomial infections.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Studio di incidenza delle infezioni ospedaliere in un reparto di cardiochirurgia pediatrica.