title: Risk factors for hospital-acquired infection in cancer patients in a central Chinese hospital.
abstract: The present study assessed the risk factors associated with hospital-acquired infection (HAI) in a large Chinese cancer hospital. A total of 192,317 cancer inpatients were included in this study. Multivariate analysis of the associated risk factors indicated that older age, divorced and widowed status, surgical intervention, low rank surgical incision, and prolonged hospital stay were independent risk factors for HAIs in the cancer hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Infection Management, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Infection Management, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Sufang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xibin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Epidemiology, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China.
authors.forename: Shuzheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Infection Management, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China. Electronic address: fjduan@126.com.
authors.forename: Fujiao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002681:China; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Risk factors; cancer patients; hospital-acquired infections