[Hospital infection morbidity in the Russian Federation]

The epidemiological analysis of hospital infection morbidity in Russia at the period of 1990-1991 made it possible to establish the occurrence of hospital infections among hospitalized patients throughout the country. The data on the structure of registered hospital infections were obtained. These data indicate that the prevalent part of hospital infections were neonatal purulent septic infections and postoperative infections; among the former, ophthalmic infections and infections of the skin and subcutaneous fat prevailed. The outbreaks of total morbidity in hospital infections did not exceed 1%, while the total morbidity in enteric infections was 10% in the whole of Russia and 30% in the territories where outbreaks of enteric infections were registered.