The prevalence of @entity166 at our hospital (Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, Lausanne [CHUV], 900 beds) was studied retrospectively over a two years period (1980-1981). The medical diagnosis of 30203 @entity1 recorded in the computerized medical archives, representing 93% of the @entity1 admitted during the period of observation, was reviewed. To assess the reliability of the computerized data, quality control was carried out through detailed analysis of all the histologically proven @entity698 recorded during 1981. 88% of the histologically proven @entity698 were registered in the computer and the diagnosis was specific in 87% of cases. An @entity166 was the primary reason for admission in 12.8% of the @entity1 (3873) during the study period. Altogether, 20.2% of @entity1 presented with an @entity281 during their hospital stay. Because of the retrospective nature of the study it was not possible to determine whether these additional @entity281 were nosocomially acquired. The organ systems most frequently infected were the respiratory tract (28.5% of all @entity281 ), the digestive tract (20.5%), the @entity272 (16%) and the urogenital tract (11.6%). An @entity281 was the primary reason for admission of 40.2% of the @entity1 hospitalized in the dermatology service, of 19.7% of @entity1 admitted in internal medicine, of 15-17% of the @entity1 admitted in pediatrics, ENT and general surgery, and of 1-2% of the @entity1 admitted in neurosurgery and radiotherapy. These observations highlight the continuing importance of @entity166 in a modern hospital, in spite of high socio-economic levels, stringent hygiene and epidemiologic measures, and modern antibiotic availability.

[Prevalence of XXXX at the Vaud University Hospital Center].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity698 :: ('MESH:D001064', 'Disease') :: ['appendicitis'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infection', 'infections'] @entity272 :: ('MESH:D012871', 'Disease') :: ['skin and osteoarticular system'] @entity166 :: ('MESH:D003141', 'Disease') :: ['infectious diseases', 'infectious disease']
@entity166 :: (MESH:D003141,Disease) :: ['infectious diseases']
