Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in a general intensive care unit in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Medical Journal. 2010; 31 (12): 1341-1349
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-125652
ABSTRACT
To assess the prevalence of multi-drug resistant [MDR] bacteria causing infections in patients at the intensive care units [ICUs] of Riyadh Military Hospital [RMH], as well as their antimicrobial resistance patterns for one year. A retrospective, cohort investigation was performed. Laboratory records from January to December 2009 were studied for the prevalence of MDR Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and their antimicrobial resistance in ICU patients from RMH, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A total of 1210 isolates were collected from various specimens such as respiratory [469], blood [400], wound/tissue [235], urinary [56], nasal swabs [35], and cerebro-spinal fluid [15]. Regardless of the specimen, there was a high rate of nosocomial MDR organisms isolated from patients enrolled in the General ICU [GICU] in Riyadh. Acinetobacter baumannii [A. baumannii] comprised 40.9%, Klebsiella pneumonia [K.pneumonia] - 19.4%, while Pseudomonas aeruginosa [P. aeruginosa] formed 16.3% of these isolates. The P. aeruginosa, A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus [methycillin sensitive and methycillin resistant], and Staphylococcus coagulase negative are the most common isolates recovered from clinical specimens in the GICU of RMH. Respiratory tract specimens represented nearly 39% of all the specimens collected in the ICU. The most common MDR organisms isolated in this unit were A. baumannii, and K. pneumoniae
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Bacteria
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Prevalence
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Retrospective Studies
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Cohort Studies
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Coagulase
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Escherichia coli
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Hospitals, Military
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med. J.
Year:
2010
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