title: Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection rate in critical care units in a tertiary care, teaching hospital in Mumbai.
abstract: Blood stream infections related to central venous catheterization are one of the major device-associated infections reported. Patients admitted in critical care units requiring central venous catheterization and presenting with signs of septicemia during catheterization period were investigated for catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSI). The CRBSI rate was 9.26 per 1000 catheter days in general with highest rate in neonatal intensive care unit (27.02/1000 days). Site of insertion of catheter and duration of catheterization did not show the influence on the CRBSI rate. Coagulase-negative Staphylococci were the predominant cause. Mortality of 33% was observed in patients with CRBSI. Since central venous catheters are increasingly being used in the critical care, regular surveillance for infection associated them are essential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Grant Medical College and Sir J.J. Hospital, Mumbai 400 008, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chopdekar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chande
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chavan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Veer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Wabale
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vishwakarma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology*