The prevalence of Nosocomial Infections in Terms of the Systems Involved, and Microorganisms in Patient Wards of Tehran Taleghani Hospital. 2015

One of the most important causes of mortality, costs and length of stay in hospitals is nosocomial infections. The aim of this study was to analyze the situation of nosocomial infection in Tehran Taleghani Hospital.
This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive and survey. Researcher collected the data from culture positive patients, chart temperature, according to a survey of the different parts of the hospital (infection control expert walk round) for one year in 2015, then entered in INIS software and reporting the frequencies.
The highest prevalence of nosocomial infections was reported among adults (15-65) with 83.17 % of bloodstream infections (48%), respectively. In terms of microorganism, the highest of Kelebciella (20%) from ICU was detected.
Regardless of people age as well as involved systems, type of microorganism and also highest prevalence ward were consistent with previous studies.The results showed that entering timely, accurate information and continuous reporting in addition to the immediate notification to managers could be crucial in decision making for effective corrective and preventive action.