Bloodstream infections in a medical-surgical intensive care unit: incidence, aetiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
In the present study, the incidence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of the microorganisms that caused bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a medical-surgical intensive care unit during the years 2005-2007 were determined. The mean BSI incidence density was 6.56 per 1000 patient-days. The incidence density increased linearly during the study period (from 3.57 to 9.60 per 1000 patient-days). Staphylococcus aureus was most frequently isolated (47.3%), followed by Enterococcus spp. (10.8%) and Candida spp. (10.1%). There was a high rate of resistance to several of the prescribed antimicrobials among the bacteria isolated from patients with BSIs.
Erdem
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I
Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. ierdem@nku.edu.tr
Ozgultekin
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A
Sengoz Inan
A
A
Ozturk Engin
D
D
Senbayrak Akcay
S
S
Turan
G
G
Dincer
E
E
Oguzoglu
N
N
Goktas
P
P
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016469:Fungemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*