title: [Decrease in nosocomial infection based on continuous monitoring and control. 7 years' experience in a women's clinic].
abstract: During a seven-year programme of surveillance and control of infection data were collected by a specialist hygiene nurse on 47 551 gynaecological, obstetric and post-partum patients. The infection rate was highest (40.5%) after major surgical procedures. Infection rate after cesarian section was 16%, eight times the rate after vaginal delivery (2%). The most frequent type of infection was of the urinary tract (70%), usually asymptomatic bacteriuria. Next most frequent were pelvic infections, abdominal wound infections, and phlebitis via an intravenous entry in long-term parenteral nutrition. During the period of observation bacteriuria rate decreased by 75%, the other nosocomial infections by 64%, febrile standard morbidity by 81%. The decrease is largely due to the infection surveillance programme with the employment of a specialist hygiene nurse.
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006801:Humans; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
vernacular_title: Abnahme nosokomialer Infektionen durch kontinuierliche Uberwachung und Kontrolle. 7-Jahres-Ergebnisse aus einer Frauenklinik.