Analysis of infectious disease prevention and control based on infectious disease cases reported from a sentinel hospital

Objective To investigate the characteristics of notifiable infectious diseases reported from a hospital during 2014-2018, and to provide a scientific basis for the epidemic management and department management in the hospital. Methods The descriptive epidemiological method was used to analyze the information on notifiable infectious diseases in the China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention, which was reported from the general hospital during 2014-2018. Results During 2014-2018, the number of reported infectious disease cases reached the peak during June to August every year, and the most common diseases were hand, foot and mouth disease, bacillary dysentery, and other infectious diarrhea. There were more male than female cases, with the former accounting for 56.9%. The proportion of children aged 0-14 years was the highest among all age groups. The reported cases were mainly from the enteric diseases clinic, emergency department, and pediatric department. Conclusions Infectious diseases have seasonality in occurrence. During 2014-2018, intestinal infectious diseases were most common among all reported infectious disease cases; the number of cases of respiratory infectious diseases showed an increasing trend; the proportion of cases with viral infectious diseases increased. Much attention should be paid to the monitoring and control of infectious diseases in children. Key words: Report of infectious diseases; Monitoring; Epidemic characteristics