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IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 50, Issue 1, Pages 58-68Publisher
IRANIAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
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Nosocomial infection; Military hospital; Predictive factors
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- Baqiyatallah University of Medical sciences
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The study found that the prevalence of nosocomial infections in military hospitals is 8%, with the highest rates in burn units and ICUs. Risk factors for nosocomial infections included gender, age over 65, diabetes, inappropriate use of antibiotics, mechanical support, comorbidities, admission to the ICU, smoking, and BMI.
Background: To assess prevalence and predictive factors for Nosocomial Infection (NI) in the military hospitals. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane and PreQuest databases were systematically searched for studies published between Jan 1991 and Oct 2017 that reported the prevalence of NI and predictive factors among military hospitals. We performed the meta-analysis using a random effects model. Subgroup analysis was done for heterogeneity and the Egger test to funnel plots was used to assess publication bias. Results: Twenty-eight studies with 250,374 patients were evaluated in meta-analysis. The overall pooled estimate of the prevalence of NI was 8% (95% 6.0-9.0). The pooled prevalence was 2% (95% CI: 2.0-3.0) when we did sensitivity analysis and excluding a study. The prevalence was highest in burn unit (32%) and ICU (15%). Reported risk factors for NI included gender (male vs female, OR: 1.45), age (Age >= 65, OR: 2.4), diabetes mellitus (OR 2.32), inappropriate use of antibiotics (OR: 2.35), received mechanical support (OR: 2.81), co-morbidities (OR: 2.97), admitted into the ICU (OR: 2.26), smoking (OR: 1.36) and BMI (OR: 1.09). Conclusion: The review revealed a difference of prevalence in military hospitals with other hospitals and shows a high prevalence of NI in burn units. Therefore careful disinfection and strict procedures of infection control are necessary in places that serve immunosuppressed individuals such as burn patient. Moreover, a vision for the improvement of reports and studies in military hospitals to report the rate of these infections are necessary.
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