Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the matching of specimens sent for diagnostic etiology of nosocomial infection to the target sites of infection.
METHODS Inpatients with nosocomial infection in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021 were enrolled. A total of 2 591 patients with nosocomial infection were included, containing 2 827 diagnoses of infection. The delivery rate of nosocomial infection diagnosis-related pathogens, the matching rate of specimens related to the diagnosis of nosocomial infection, and the matching rate of specimens related to the diagnosis of different infection sites were analyzed.
RESULTS The overall nosocomial infection rate was 1.53% (2 951/192 594), and the rate of nosocomial infection diagnosis-related pathogen delivery was 95.72% (2 480/2 591). There was a significant difference in the delivery rate between the different regions of the hospital (P < 0.001), with the ICU having the highest rate of nosocomial infection diagnosis-related pathogen delivery (99.83%), and the surgery group (93.09%) and the emergency group (91.30%) being relatively low. The matching rate of pathogenicity related specimens sent for diagnosis of nosocomial infection in the whole hospital was 87.44%, and the matching rate between different sections was significantly different (P < 0.001), with the highest in ICU (94.61%), the lowest in internal medicine department (76.27%), and 76.69% (181/236) in hematology department. The three sites of infection with the highest matching rates for diagnostic-related pathogenetic specimens sent for testing were the hematologic system (98.13%), the urinary system (92.97%) and the surgical site (87.56%). The infection sites with a matching rate of less than 80% for specimens sent for testing were mainly skin and soft tissues (72.97%) and eye, ear, nose and throat (64.71%).
CONCLUSION The matching rates of nosocomial infection specimens sent for testing from different departments and different sites were quite different. Medical institutions should take targeted measures according to the characteristics of different departments as well as different infection sites to improve the matching rates of nosocomial infection specimens sent for testing, and further enhance the rational use of antibiotics.