Abstract:ObjectiveTo evaluate the basic situation of healthcareassociated infection(HAI)in hospitals in different regions of Guizhou Province, so as to provide basis for making HAI prevention and control measures.MethodsFrom January 1 to September 30, 2014, 118 secondary or above level medical institutions in 9 regions of Guizhou Province were investigated through the use of questionnaires, data about prevalence rate of HAI, antimicrobial use, surgical site infection(SSI), and deviceassociated infection were summarized and analyzed.ResultsA total of 52 531 patients were surveyed, 1 175 cases of HAI occurred, prevalence rate of HAI was 2.24%, antimicrobial usage rate in 51 735 patients was 39.02%, microbiology specimen submission rate in patients receiving therapeutic antimicrobial agents was 38.81%. Postoperative pulmonary infection and SSI rates among 8 119 patients were 0.71% and 2.50% respectively. Targeted monitoring data showed the rates of catheterassociated urinary tract infection, ventilatorassociated pneumonia, and central venous catheterrelated bloodstream infection were 2.56 ‰, 7.62 ‰,and 1.12 ‰ respectively. Differences in specimen submission rate in patients receiving therapeutic antimicrobial agents, postoperative pulmonary infection rate, and SSI rate among different regions were statistically significant (χ2 =1 128.459, 16.086, 31.360,respectively, all P<0.05).ConclusionThere remain some differences in postoperative pulmonary infection, SSI, deviceassociated infection, and specimen submission rates among different regions. HAI monitoring, prevention, and control measures should be developed for all levels of medical institutions.