ECOLOGY OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF RESUSCITATION OF SURGICAL EMERGENCIESABOUT 332

Nosocomial infection is any infection contracted in a healthcare establishment by any patient whose symptoms appear after 48 hours of hospitalization, 30 days for the operative site and one year in the case of an intervention. surgical Their high frequency, cost and severity make nosocomial infections a major health problem. Its surveillance is not an end in itself, it is designed as a means of guiding prevention, from which it must therefore gather the necessary information.