title: [Agents and consequences of nosocomial infections in a Lebanese university hospital. Retrospective study over a two-year period].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Study the common sites of nosocomial infection, pathogens and antibiotic resistance in a university hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study during 1997 and 1998.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred eighty nosocomial infections were recorded in 154 patients. The incidence was 1.3 per 1 000 patient-days. Pneumonia was the second most frequent type of nosocomial infections after urinary tract infection, but caused the highest mortality. Gram-negative bacteria were the predominant agents (81%) with a major antibiotic resistance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A strict application of the preventive measures and surveillance program is warranted to control outbreaks of these infections.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Département de Microbiologie, Hôtel-Dieu de France, rue Adib-Ishac, Beyrouth, Liban.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tohmé
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karam-Sarkis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: El-Rassi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chélala
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghayad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007861:Lebanon / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors