Predisposing Factors of Nosocomial Infections in Hospitalized Patients in the United Kingdom: Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nosocomial infections are infections incubating or not present at the time of admission to a hospital and manifest 48 hours after hospital admission. The specific factors contributing to the risk of infection during hospitalization remain unclear, particularly for the hospitalized population of the United Kingdom.

Objective

The aim of this systematic literature review was to explore the risk factors of nosocomial infections in hospitalized adult patients in the United Kingdom.

Methods

A comprehensive keyword search was conducted through the PubMed, Medline, and EBSCO CINAHL Plus databases. The keywords included "risk factors" or "contributing factors" or "predisposing factors" or "cause" or "vulnerability factors" and "nosocomial infections" or "hospital-ac

SUBMITTER: Isigi SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10762615 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature