ECDC reveals that 3.1 percent of the population in long -term care centers have at least one infection associated with health care at the time of study.
A survey of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Diseases (ECDC) It reveals that 3.1 percent of the population in long -term care centers (LTCF) has at least they have Healthcare infection At study time.
In the case of Spain, Population spread At least one Healthcare infection Its average is 5.8 percent, and it is one of the highest rates in European countries, which exceeded Portugal only. Parallel, the broker also puts Spain as one of the most affected countries of this issue, this time by 4.6 percent. The rank of the rest of the countries move between 0.0 from Sweden and 5.4 percent of the Netherlands.
Healthcare infections are more frequent
In this sense, Urinary tract infections They are the most noticeable health care infection. It is followed by respiratory infections and skin infections. In the same way, Most of the reported microorganisms They were Escherichia coli, SARS-COV-2, Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Staphylococcus Aureus, Proteus Mirabilis, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Enterococcus Faecalis, Enterobacter Seicker, Providence types And Clostrides. Difficult types and klebsiella, unlimited. The spread of the particle they received Antimicrobials were at least one 4.1 percent.
Antibiotic prescription This was the main medical indicator, followed by prevention, while the cause of 2.1 percent of prescriptions was not documented. Thus, according to the aforementioned survey, many of the infections that were discovered in long -term care centers resistant to antimicrobials, and this prescribed is still in the surplus. Looking at these statistics, ECDC already raises a road map to treat this position in the future.
In this way, control and prevention of professionals is provided and trained as the main axes of work, with highlighting procedures such as implementing quality and control control systems, developing comprehensive guidelines and Enhancing awareness and training activities.
Spain, the country with the slightest use of manual disinfection
Consequently, future procedures must include greater preparation for housing employees, setting priorities for handicrafts with alcohol -based products, uniform monitoring of health care and using antimicrobials. Consequently, these indicators seem to indicate the case of Spain. Spain registered with antiseptic consumption data based on the slightest alcohol in all countries surveyed, which is offered a Average consumption of 6.9 A liter per 1000 days.
Meanwhile, since they did not unanimously reach the data of all countries, the cooperation of the national authorities to collect and maintain full records around long -term care centers and their inhabitants as a basic thing. This will help improve the understanding of long -term long -term care systems throughout Europe.
The information published in the medical writing contains data, data and data from official institutions and health professionals. However, given any questions related to your health, consult the opposite health specialist.
