dc.contributor.author | Alrifai, S.B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Al Saadi, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mahmood, Y.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-06-17T09:11:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-06-17T09:11:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | EN |
dc.identifier.issn | 1020-3397 | EN |
dc.identifier.other | http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/V16/05/16_5_2010_0546_0552.pdf | EN |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117914 | |
dc.description | 546-552 | EN |
dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional hospital-based study of 259 children aged < 5 years was carried out in Tikrit, Iraq, to identify the prevalence of nosocomial diarrhoea and sources of contamination in the ward environment. Nosocomial diarrhoea was diagnosed in 84 children [32.4%]. Children with diarrhoea were more likely than unaffected children to be bottle-fed, given unboiled water, to have unclean food containers and contaminated bed sheets. Three out of 5 brands of formula milk [unopened cans] were contaminated. Three-quarters of medical staff and employees had contaminated hands. Enterobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Citrobacter spp. were the most commonly identified microorganisms. A greater emphasis on personal hygiene, improved care practices and promotion of breastfeeding is recommended | EN |
dc.language.iso | en | EN |
dc.subject | Cross Infection | EN |
dc.subject | Sanitation | EN |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | EN |
dc.subject | Prevalence | EN |
dc.subject | Breast Feeding | EN |
dc.subject.mesh | Diarrhea | EN |
dc.title | Nosocomial diarrhoea in relation to sanitation state: a study in Tikrit, Iraq | EN |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 16 (5), 546-552, 2010 | |