Clinical Pediatrics and Medicine

Pediatric Nosocomial infections

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Nosocomial infections (NI) are one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in pediatric hospitals. Nosocomial (hospital-acquired) infections cause a number of major complications which potent to serious illnesses. Severely ill patients pose a greater risk of acquiring nosocomial infection. This in turn implies to the problem being greatest in intensive care units. However, studies have demonstrated that nosocomial infections are largely preventable. Most Hospital-acquired infections are caused by viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens. Most common types are bloodstream infection (BSI), pneumonia (eg, ventilator-associated pneumonia [VAP]), urinary tract infection (UTI), and surgical site infection (SSI).