Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Hospital infection is a major issue in developed and developing countries. Hospital infections may cause functional impairments, emotional stress, reduced quality of life or death. Also, it increases economic burden due to reasons such as longer hospitalization periods, loss of work, increase in use of medicine, need for isolation, use of additional laboratory and other diagnostic methods.

METHODS

In this study, infection control program, 2014 January-March and 2015 January-March infection indicators and the preventions of the foundation hospital accredited by JCI were examined. The data derived from this study were compared with 2013 infection rates of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health.

RESULTS

In general, hospital gross infection rate was increased to 0,39% in 2015 compared to 2014 Hospital infection incidence density (2,1%) in 2015 hadn’t changed compared to 2014. Ventilator related pneumonias were the most seen nosocomial infections in 2014 January-March. Nosocomial pneumonia was the most seen infection in 2015 January-March. The most infection rate was in intensive care unit (40%) in 2014 January-March. The most infection rate was in internal medicine (50%) in 2015 January-March.

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

The Foundation Hospital has taken measures, performed infection risk analysis and surveillance studies, and produced and applied risk mitigating solutions.