[Nosocomial rotavirus infections in a general pediatric ward: epidemiology, molecular typing and risk factors].

Objectives: Nosocomial rotavirus infections induce difficult problems for pediatric wards during winter epidemics. This prospective study was carried out to measure their incidence in a general pediatric ward by using epidemiological tools, clinical and molecular methods, and to examine the main factors increasing the risk of cross contamination.

Material And Methods: The study was carried out on children, younger than three years old, hospitalized between 15 November 1996 and 1 March 1997.

[Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: point evaluation of practices].

Compliance of prophylactic antimicrobial therapy (PAMT) in surgical patients with consensus-based recommendations was evaluated at the Montfermeil Hospital Center, France, in 1996, based on data for given days. All patients who had surgery on the study days were included. Data on the patient, surgery, and PAMT were collected.