Table 2 Criteria used in the diagnostic and definition of nosocomial infections
From: Surveillance of nosocomial infections in the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital, Cameroon
Type of infection | Clinical/radiological criteria | Minimum criteria for the diagnosis |
|---|---|---|
Surgical site infection | Pus (1), abscess or cellulitis (2), sero-bloody flow (3), redness and/or heat (4), Fever (temperature ≥38 °C) (5) | (1) or (2) or (3) or the diagnosis evoked by the clinician |
Urinary infection | Lumbar or sus-pubic pain (5), dysuria or pollakiuria (6), fever (temperature ≥38 °C) or chills (7) | (5) or (6) + (7) or isolate fever of the newborn or the diagnosis evoked by the clinician |
Pulmonary infection | Fever (8), cough (9), purulent expectoration or secretion (10), pulmonary auscultation signs (11), clinical sings of pleural effusion (12), radiological sign of pneumopathy or abscess (13) | (11) + 3 other criteria, or (12) + 3 other criteria or two criteria after endotracheal maneuver or signs of respiratory distress in newborns , or the diagnosis evoked by the clinician |
Infection of the catheter | Pus (14), sero-bloody flow (15), redness and/or heat (16), fever ≥38 °C dropping after removal of the catheter (17) | At least one of the criteria or the diagnosis evoked by the clinician |
Septicemia | Fever or chills (18) | (18) or the diagnosis evoked by the clinician |