Nosocomial Infections (Antiseptic, Disinfectant Assay)

Abstract

Nosocomial infections occur within 48 hrs of hospital admission, three days of discharge, and thirty days of an operation. They affect one in ten patients admitted to hospital. Annually, this results in 5000 deaths with a cost to the National Health Service of a Billion pounds. On average, a Patient with a hospital-acquired infection spent 2.5  times longer in hospital, incurring an additional cause of 3000 pounds more than an uninfected patient. Intensive Care Units have the highest prevalence of hospital-acquired infections in the hospital setting.

The European Prevalence of infection in an intensive care study, involving over 4500 patients, demonstrated that the Nosocomial infection prevalence rate in ICU   was 20.6%. ICU patients are particularly at risk from Nosocomial infections as a result of mechanical ventilation.