[Prevalence of nosocomial infections in a secondary care hospital in Mexico].
BACKGROUND
Nosocomial infections are a growing problem of great social and economic impact that affects hospitals. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of nosocomial infections in a secondary care hospital.


METHODS
A cross-sectional, observational study. Sample size was calculated for a proportion, hospitalized patients with more than 48 hours of stay were included; descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing was done using Fisher's exact test; SPSS software version 18 was used.


RESULTS
A prevalence of 9.52% was found, with an average age of 46.59 years; 64.3% of patients were female, 35.7% male. The prevalence was 16.27% in Internal Medicine department and 12.5% Surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
10 out of 100 hospitalized patients develop nosocomial infection, similar to that reported in the literature.
Departamento de Epidemiología, Unidad de Medicina Familiar 82, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Zamora, Michoacán, México. fernanca_casm@live.com.mx.
Fernando Cain
FC
Castañeda-Martínez
María Guadalupe
MG
Valdespino-Padilla
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D063728:Secondary Care Centers
Cross infection; Epidemiology; Family practice; Prevalence