title: [Prevalence and incidence of hospital infections at the University Polyclinic of Palermo].
abstract: Hospital infections (H.I.) were studied in the University Polyclinic of Palermo, a 1270 beds General Hospital. A prevalence study was carried out in four periods (December, February, June, October) on a sample of 590 patients from randomly chosen from medical and surgical departments. All patients present in the departments were investigated. Data were obtained from hospital records, using a form prepared according to the Italian Study Project of Hospital Infections (SIPIO), and through interview of the patients and/or of the medical staff. After excluding community infections, point prevalence was calculated; moreover, the day in which sign or symptoms of infections appeared was assessed. Cumulative incidence of H.I. and some risk factors associated were estimated using Kaplan-Meier method and Cox model for multivariate analysis.
authors: Istituto di Igiene G. D'Alessandro dell'Università di Palermo.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Valentino
authors: M V
authors: MV
authors: Torregrossa
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Dardanoni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Osservazioni sulla prevalenza e incidenza delle infezioni ospedaliere nel policlinico universitario di Palermo.