Naslov
Legionellas in Croatian hospitals: an invisible or real danger

Autori
Medić, Alan ; Dželalija, Boris ; Šimunović, Aleksandar ; Jurčev Savičević, Anamarija ; Radić, Ivan ; Leto, Ines

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
1st CROATIAN CONGRESS ON BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY / - , 2017, 24-25

Skup
1st CROATIAN CONGRESS ON BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 07.12.2017. - 09.12.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
legionella ; hospital infection

Sažetak
INTRODUCTION: Hospital-acquired pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality among patients with hospital infection (mortality is greater than 50% among intensive care patients). The most common etiologic agents are Klebsiella spp., Enterobacteriacae, S. aureus, anaerobes, S. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa and Legionella, and various influenza, RSV and adenovirus viruses. It is estimated that 2¬10% of the total number of pneumonia obtained in the hospital are caused by legionella bacteria. OBJECTIVE: To determine the occurrence of reported infections of legionnaires acquired in hospital in Croatia and to compare the results achieved with those in other European Community countries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the data obtained from the Registry for Legionella of the Croatian Institute of Public Health in Zagreb from 2007 to 2016. years. RESULTS: Of the total number of reported infections in legionnaires in Croatia in the observed period of 2% (2014) to 11, 3% (2010) belongs to those who were hospitalized. In 2008 and 2016 no legionella infections were recorded in the hospital. CONCLUSION: The presence of infections caused by legionella, particularly among immunocompromised populations, and the complexity of hospital water supply systems, implies the need for continuous measures to reduce the risk of these infections within the hospital.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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