Prevalence of Bacterial Nosocomial Infections in Matibabu Foundation Hospital and Ukwala Sub County Referral Hospital in Siaya County

Abstract

Nosocomial infection is an infection that is contracted from the environment or staff of a healthcare facility. This infection can transmitted to a susceptible patient in a clinical setting by a number of medium including contaminated equipment, bed linens, or air droplets. This cross sectional study was carried out from March 2015 to August 2015 in Ukwala Sub County Hospital and Matibabu Foundation Hospital in Ugenya Sub county to determine prevalence of Bacterial nosocomial infections in the two Hospitals. A sample size of 108 was used for collection of data. The overall percentage prevalence of nosocomial infection in the two hospitals was found to be twelve point zero three percent (12.03%) with USCH recording five point six percent (5.6%) while MFK had six point five percent (6.5%). The most common nosocomial infection was urinary tract infection at nine point zero percent (9.0%), followed by Blood stream infection at four percent (4%).To determine the susceptibility pattern, Modified NCCLS Kirby- Bauer disc diffusion technique was used and the interpretation of zones done by use of NCCLS chart (Monica Cheesbrough page 141). It is recommended that another study incorporating bacterial, fungal and viral Nosocomial infection be carried out in order to establish the actual prevalence of nosocomial infection in the two hospitals.