Flournoy D J, Hinahon J, Klein G, Hall L, Murray C K
Laboratory Service, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1990 Apr;82(4):265-70.
Four hundred ninety-nine nosocomial infections (with 657 isolates) in 288 Surgical Service patients were monitored from February 1986 to June 1987 (17 months) to determine the influence that pathogen or site of infection had on the length of hospital stay. Patients with upper respiratory and skin infections were more likely to have significantly longer length of stay than those with infections in other sites. Infections with Haemophilus influenzae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were more likely to yield longer culture to discharge periods than other organisms in certain settings. Extended lengths of stay were common in patients with nosocomial infections.
1986年2月至1987年6月（17个月）期间，对288名外科患者的499例医院感染（分离出657株病原体）进行了监测，以确定病原体或感染部位对住院时间的影响。上呼吸道和皮肤感染患者的住院时间明显长于其他部位感染的患者。在某些情况下，感染流感嗜血杆菌和铜绿假单胞菌的患者，其培养至出院的时间比其他病原体感染的患者更长。医院感染患者住院时间延长很常见。
