Nosocomial infections

Infections caused by health care or nosocomial infections are a continuous problem for health institutions, especially for hospitals. They are infections caused under health care which greatly increase morbidity, mortality and the cost of treatment. Healthcare-acquired infections are a global problem. Their incidence in developed countries is about 7%, while in developing countries it is about 10%. They are more frequent in invasive treatment units such as intensive, adult and pediatric treatments, surgical units, infectious disease units, and rarer in conservative treatment units. Nosocomial infections with the passage of time and the increase of the period of stay in the hospital create resistance to most antibiotics, which complicates the treatment of diseases caused by these agents. Even our country faces such a problem. Nosocomial infections have the highest incidence of their presence in intensive care, especially in the Central Intensive Care Unit of UCCK. The causes with the highest incidence are Acinetobacter baumanii, Klebisella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Samples for study were taken from the endotracheal tube, the central venous catheter, the urinary catheter and from the wounds. The materials were prepared in the microbiology unit of the National Institute of Public Health. In-hospital infections are tried to be controlled by applying infection control programs and controlling the use of antimicrobials