Assessment of the incidence and etiology of nosocomial diarrhea in a medical ward in Iraq.

Autor: Hamad AJ; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq., Albdairi AJ; Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq., Alkemawy SNY; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq., Khudair SA; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq., Abdulhadi NR; Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Kufa, Al-Najaf, Iraq.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of medicine and life [J Med Life] 2022 Jan; Vol. 15 (1), pp. 132-137.
DOI: 10.25122/jml-2021-0275
Abstrakt: This study aimed to detect the incidence, etiology, risk factors, and severity of nosocomial diarrhea among adult inpatients in a medical ward in Iraq. The study was conducted among patients admitted to the medical ward from June 1, 2019, to January 31, 2020, in AL-Sader medical city. The surveillance for nosocomial diarrhea was performed by monitoring every patient in the ward 3 times/week. 1050 patients were admitted to the medical ward in AL-Sader medical city. Of these, 52 patients (mean age 58±12.91 years, range 32 to 80) developed new-onset diarrhea during hospitalization. There was a significant relationship between the severity of diarrhea and age, residence, antibiotic use, including number and duration of antibiotics, immunosuppressive agents (steroids/chemotherapy), duration of hospital stay, level of consciousness, and enema use. Nosocomial diarrhea is a significant clinical problem that complicates about 5% of all admission in the medical ward. Various microorganisms account for nosocomial diarrhea, including E. histolytica , G. lamblia , and Candida . Several risk factors associated with the severe form of nosocomial diarrhea include old age, antibiotic use, immunosuppressive use, and length of hospital stay.
(©2022 JOURNAL of MEDICINE and LIFE.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
Externí odkaz: