Objectives: To describe some of factors related to nosocomial infection in Intensive Care Unit of National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (2011 - 2012). Subjects and methods: A prospective study evaluating some of factors related to nosocomial infection in Intensive Care Unit from Jan 2011 to Dec 2012 on 682 inpatients. | Journal of military pharmaco-medicine no9-2018 SOME RELATED FACTORS TO NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES Doan Quang Ha1; Nguyen Van Kinh1 Nguyen Vu Trung1; Nguyen Van Chuyen2 SUMMARY Objectives: To describe some of factors related to nosocomial infection in Intensive Care Unit of National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (2011 - 2012). Subjects and methods: A prospective study evaluating some of factors related to nosocomial infection in Intensive Care Unit from Jan 2011 to Dec 2012 on 682 inpatients. Results: Invasive interventions were associated with nosocomial infection, including: gastrostomy, mechanical ventilation, central venous catheterization, angioplasty and catheterization. There is a relation between duration of therapy and the risk of nosocomial infection. Patients hospitalized for 10 - 15 days had the highest risk of hospitalacquired infection. Risk factors for hospital pneumonia: Intubation for more than 5 days; risk factors for hospital sepsis: central venous catheterization more than 3 days; risk factors for urinary tract infection: urinary catheter more than 3 days. Conclusions: Medical invasive interventions and duration of therapy are the main factors influencing nosocomial infection in the Intensive Care Unit of National Hospital for Tropical Diseases. * Keywords: Nosocomial infection; Related factors. INTRODUCTION Nosocomial infections (NI) is a bacterial infection that patients suffer during hospitalization, which is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality for patients in hospitals around the world [2]. NI is usually caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which makes it difficult to treat, prolong hospital stay, increase the risk of death and the cost of treatment. In the European Union, the annual mortality rate from infections with resistant strains is 25,000 and in the United States over 63,000. According to a survey conducted by the WHO in 55 hospitals in 14 .
