Since 2001, all health facilities must report nosocomial infections. In his Weekly epidemiological bulletin (BEH), Public Health took stock of the reports received from the start of the reports until 2017. During this period, more than 23,000 reports were received, a steady increase since 2001.
39% reported infections are digestive infections. Pulmonary infections and colonizations come next (20%) and urinary tract infections (12%). Bacteremia represents 12% of the sites; catheter bacteremia concerns 0.8% of sites.
The main microorganisms reported are Gram-negative bacilli and Gram-positive cocci in 24.7% of INS, headed by staphylococci (8.3%) and enterococci (9.4%), bacteria found in the stool. Viruses are involved in 9.5% of INS, led by flu virus (3.1%).
Fewer Clostridium difficile infections
If the Clostridium difficile infections (which cause severe diarrhea and abdominal pain) have gradually receded, this is not the case with infections due to highly resistant bacteria antibiotics. While these infections did not represent more than 2.5% in 2001, they have exceeded 50% since 2012.
A feared increase in caregivers because it was recently discovered that these bacteria had also developed a resistance to hydro-alcoholic gels used for hand disinfection.
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