OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (24): 3427-3431.

• Health Management and Research • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Investigation of the current situation of hospital acquired infection in inpatients of a grade-A tertiary traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Tianjin and management countermeasures

ZHANG Jing1, XU Guoying2   

  1. 1 Infection Management OfficeTianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated HospitalTianjin 300120, China
    2 Graduate SchoolTianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineTianjin 301617, China
  • Received:2025-04-12 Revised:2025-04-28 Online:2025-12-15 Published:2026-01-22

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the occurrence of hospital acquired infection in inpatients in a grade-A tertiary traditional Chinese medicine hospital in Tianjin in 2023,analyze the epidemiological characteristics and risk factors,and put forward targeted management countermeasures. Methods Inpatients diagnosed with hospital acquired infection in 2023 were selected as the research objects,using descriptive statistical analysis method to collect and analyze the data of gender,age,site of infection and pathogen distribution,and calculate the subinfection rate of hospital acquired infection and the infection rate of each department. Results In 2023,the subinfection rate of hospitalized patients was 0.63%(95%CI:0.53%-0.73%),and the mean age of infected patients was (72.92±11.31)years.The departments with the highest infection rate were traditional Chinese medicine(1.85%),nephrology(1.57%),and cardiology(1.60%). There was a statistically significant difference in hospital acquired infection rates between different departments(χ2=188.387,P<0.01).The respiratory tract below the infection site was predominant(69.57%),followed by the urinary tract(13.04%) and the upper respiratory tract(9.94%).The main pathogens were Gram-negative bacteria(60.58%),with the highest detection rate of K.pneumoniae(20.43%). Conclusion The hospital infection in this hospital is mainly elderly patients,the department of traditional Chinese medicine is the high incidence department,the lower respiratory tract is the high incidence site,and Gram-negative bacteria are the main pathogens.Based on this,it is suggested to build a comprehensive hospital acquired infection prevention and control system,rationally apply the appropriate technology of traditional Chinese medicine,strengthen the cognitive education of patients,and improve the comprehensive management ability of medical staff,so as to reduce the risk of hospital infection.

Key words: Hospital acquired infection, Traditional Chinese medicine hospital, Infection prevention and control, Management countermeasures

CLC Number: