Dey, RupaliDatta, Sayoni2020-10-162020-10-162019-05Dey Rupali, Datta Sayoni. Epidemiological Profile of Hospital-acquired Infection in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Eastern India. International Journal of Scientific Study. 2019 May; 7(2): 70-742321-595X2321-6379http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/209373Introduction: “Hospital-acquired infection (HAI)” can be defined as an infection acquired in hospital by a patient who wasadmitted for a reason other than that infection.Purpose: This study was done to observe the incidence of HAI (with bacteriological profile and their antibiotic susceptibilitypattern) in the Orthopaedics Ward of Bankura Sammilani Medical College.Materials and Methods: A total of 2062 patients admitted for more than 48 h were studied for 1 year for the detection of thedevelopment of any of the HAI during hospitalization. On suspicion of the development of an HAI, representative samples forthe diagnosis of a site-specific HAI were collected, processed, and interpreted. A total of 158 patients admitted for more than48 h showing clinical features of any one of the HAIs were selected for sampling.Results: From the 158 samples collected during the study period, samples from 92 patients were positive in bacteriological culture.Conclusion: The study attempts to understand the epidemiological profile of HAI in this tertiary care hospital in a non-urbanregion of eastern India to take necessary infection control measures.Bacterial infectionsEpidemiological profileHospital-acquired infectionsInfection controlMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusJournal ArticleIndiaAssociate Professor and Nodal Person Culture and Drug Sensitivity Test, Department of Microbiology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, West Bengal, IndiaSpecialist Medical Officer, Department of Microbiology, Asansol District Hospital, Asansol, West Bengal, India