Prevalence of healthcare-associated infections among newborns in maternity hospitals of the Kyrgyz Republic

The strategic objective of healthcare is to ensure the quality of medical care and create a safe environment for patients and staff in organizations engaged in medical activities. Infections associated with the provision of medical care are the most important component of this problem due to the widespread negative consequences for the health of patients, staff and the economy of the state. Currently, the problem of prevention and control of infections associated with the provision of medical care remains relevant, because reflects the quality of medical care provided to the population and causes significant economic damage to the country’s healthcare. Infections associated with the provision of medical care is a term for a group of infections, which displays a modern understanding of hospital-acquired infections in accordance with international approaches. The general criterion for classifying infections as infections related to medical care is that their occurrence is associated with the provision of medical care (treatment, diagnosis, prevention, etc.). The largest number of healthcare-associated infections in Kyrgyzstan is registered annually in maternity hospitals and accounts for 33.0% of all cases of this group of infections. As before, the risk of infection with hospital strains of microorganisms remains high in the departments of newborns and premature infants, intensive care units and intensive care units, and according to official statistics, the frequency of healthcare-associated infections in newborns is 16.8%. According to selective studies, the true incidence of infections associated with medical care in maternity institutions is several times higher than the officially registered one, cases of concealing cases of morbidity among newborns and maternity hospitals are not uncommon.