title: [The chosen aspects of hospital infections].
abstract: The paper presents some basic data on hospital infections and their influence in evaluation of hospital functioning. The most common infections, microorganism which are the cause of them, the role of patient immunological state, ways of spreading infections and ways of preventing them have been presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Sanitary Microbiology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiedotow
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denys
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology