title: Postoperative hospital-acquired infection in Hungvuong Obstetric and Gynaecological Hospital, Vietnam.
abstract: A prospective study was conducted following 1364 major operations at the 450-bed Hungvuong Obstetric and Gynaecological Hospital in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam, from 1 May to 30 September 1997 to characterize postoperative hospital-acquired infections. These infections were identified by ward rounds, review of laboratory results and patient follow-up until 30 days after discharge. During the study period, 194 infections were identified, yielding a rate of 14.2 infections per 100 operations. The most common sites were surgical wound and urinary tract, contributing together 95.9% of all hospital-acquired infections. The four most common pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus (29.6%), Escherichia coli (20.4%), Enterococci (16.7%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (14.8%).
authors.affiliation: Postoperative Department, Hungvuong Hospital, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam. btran@hcmc.netnam.vn
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jamulitrat
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chongsuvivatvong
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Geater
mesh_terms: D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology