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The evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction and Objective: Nosocomial infections (NIs) in intensive care units (ICUs) are serious problems because of high mortality and morbidity. Here, it was aimed to evaluate diagnoses, distribution and pathogens of NIs in two tertiary general ICUs (GICU) of a hospital and develop new infection control strategies based on the data.
Material and Methods: NIs followed in the infectious diseases department and recorded by active prospective surveillance between January 2018-December 2019 in GICUs were retrospectively analyzed.
Results: Ninety-five NI episodes were identified in 90 patients during 8468 hospitalization days of 1189 patients in a two-year period. While NI rate in GICUs was 7.98, incidence of NI density was determined as 11.21. Considering the distribution of NIs, lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) (36.8%) were detected as highest and followed as specific laboratory findings by pneumonia (33.6%), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) (10.5%), central venous catheter-related blood stream infections (CVCR-BSI) (9.4%), laboratory-proven BSI (6.3%) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CR-URI) (3.1%). Given the distribution of the factors concerning system infections, agents leading to LRTI other than pneumonia were as follows: Acinetobacter spp. (48.7%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (25.6%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12.8%), Serratia marcescens (5.1%), Escherichia coli (2.5%), Enterobacter cloacae (2.5%) ) and Candida albicans (2.5%), and 11.4% were polymicrobial.
Conclusion: NIs are inevitable entities in hospitals, especially in ICUs, and one of the vital goals of hospitals is to control and manage such a situation. Timely and appropriate therapeutic interventions should be designed to reduce NI rates. If needed, catheters should be inserted with correct indication, and catheter application should be reduced. It is important that hospitals develop comprehensive antibiotherapy programs based on their own surveillance data.
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References
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 25, 2021
Submission Date
October 3, 2020
Acceptance Date
February 9, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 2
APA
Tarakçı, A., & Eroğlu, E. (2021). The evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 11(2), 198-202. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.804766
AMA
1.Tarakçı A, Eroğlu E. The evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital. J Contemp Med. 2021;11(2):198-202. doi:10.16899/jcm.804766
Chicago
Tarakçı, Arzu, and Esma Eroğlu. 2021. “The Evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 (2): 198-202. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.804766.
EndNote
Tarakçı A, Eroğlu E (March 1, 2021) The evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11 2 198–202.
IEEE
[1]A. Tarakçı and E. Eroğlu, “The evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital”, J Contemp Med, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 198–202, Mar. 2021, doi: 10.16899/jcm.804766.
ISNAD
Tarakçı, Arzu - Eroğlu, Esma. “The Evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 11/2 (March 1, 2021): 198-202. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.804766.
JAMA
1.Tarakçı A, Eroğlu E. The evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital. J Contemp Med. 2021;11:198–202.
MLA
Tarakçı, Arzu, and Esma Eroğlu. “The Evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, vol. 11, no. 2, Mar. 2021, pp. 198-02, doi:10.16899/jcm.804766.
Vancouver
1.Arzu Tarakçı, Esma Eroğlu. The evaluation of Nosocomial Infections Developing in Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary University Hospital. J Contemp Med. 2021 Mar. 1;11(2):198-202. doi:10.16899/jcm.804766
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