Dementia, stroke, age, use of medical devices and antipsychotic drugs may increase the risk of nosocomial infections among elderly patients hospitalized at Neurology Clinics

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 18687 - 12
• Main Authors: Biscetti, Leonardo, Cameriere, Valentina, Rossi, Tommaso, Potente, Eleonora, Sabbatini, Deborah, Bollettini, Francesco, Castellani, Simona, Ferrara, Letizia, Galeazzi, Roberta, Lattanzio, Fabrizia, Di Rosa, Mirko, Foresi, Elisa, Pelliccioni, Giuseppe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 31.10.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/378; 692/699/375/132; Age; Aging; Antipsychotics; Catheters; Comorbidity; Dementia; Dementia disorders; Diabetes mellitus; Drugs; Geriatrics; Hospitalization; Humanities and Social Sciences; Medical equipment; Medical instruments; multidisciplinary; Neurology; Nosocomial infection; Nosocomial infections; Patients; Psychotropic drugs; Risk factors; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Stroke; Urinary tract

Healthcare-acquired infections (HCAI) represent a major health problem worldwide. Stroke and dementia are considered risk factors for HCAI. Preliminary data suggest that use of antipsychotic drugs also increase the risk for HCAI. Here, we performed a retrospective study aimed at investigating the ma...