[Comparative study of the prevalence of hospital infections at a Valencia county hospital].
BACKGROUND
Nosocomial infections presently imply a 10-day average prolongation of hospital stay per infection, with an important increase in mortality and costs. A comparison is made between the prevalence of nosocomial infections, microorganisms isolated and antimicrobial agents used in the Arnau de Vilanova Hospital (Valencia, Spain), and those corresponding to other hospitals of similar characteristics in the triple-province Valencia Community.


METHODS
Cross-sectional epidemiological study, reflecting the prevalence of hospital infections globally and in each of services.


RESULTS
The global prevalence of hospital infections was 6.08%. Services with greatest prevalence are Intensive Care, Internal Medicine and Surgery. Respiratory tract and postoperative wound infections were the most frequent presentations.


CONCLUSIONS
Global prevalence was slightly less than in the Valencian Community for 1992 (8.28%), with a predominance of gram-negative over gram-positive germs, in contrast with the results reported globally for the Valencia an hospitals.
Morales Suárez-Varela
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Unidad de Salud Pública, Higiene y Sanidad Ambiental, Universidad de Valencia.
Segarra Castelló
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Lloret Caballería
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Villuendas Gorrochategui
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006766:Hospitals, County; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain
Estudio comparativo de la prevalencia de infección hospitalaria en un hospital comarcal valenciano.