[Information data on the incidence of nosocomial infections in Hungary]

Authors registered the occurrence of nosocomial infections in altogether 1000, randomly selected case records at the surgical, gynecological, urological and intensive care wards of four county hospitals plus one large hospital in the capital in 1988. They found the proof of a total of 117 nosocomial infections occurring in 100 case records. The three most common infections in diminishing order were: urogenital-, wound- and respiratory infections. Twenty three infected patients developed sepsis, with a fatal outcome in every second among them. A nosocomial infection extended the period of hospital treatment in average by a week. In more than half of the cases microbiological examination for detecting the causative agent failed. Four fifth of the isolated bacteria were Gram-negative. Presented data of informatory nature suggest more decades arrearagement compared to the highly-developed countries.