Introduction: Patients in neurosurgical units are particularly susceptible to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) due to invasive interventions in the central nervous system. Materials and methods: The study was conducted between 2014 and 2019 in neurosurgery units in Poland. The aim of the study was to investigate the epidemiology and microbiology of HAIs and to assess the effectiveness of surveillance conducted in two hospital units.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in surgical wards. The highest risk of developing SSI is carried by operations involving implants, such as: hip prosthesis (HPRO), knee prosthesis (KPRO), open reduction of fracture (FX), and closed reduction of fracture with internal fixation (CR). Objectives.
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Introduction: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a serious problem of modern medicine. Patients hospitalized in intensive care units (ICUs) develop HAI significantly more often than patients in other hospital units.
Materials And Methods: Analysis involved HAIs from three ICUs in southern Poland.
Introduction: Gastrointestinal system infection (GI) is an infection which is frequently acquired in health- care settings. In Poland, there are limited data on the distribution of gastrointestinal system infections in the epidemiology of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Therefore, a study was initiated with the objective to assess the prevalence and distribution of healthcare-associated gastrointestinal system infections in patients hospitalized in St.
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