Urinary catheter related nosocomial infections in paediatric intensive care unit.
J Postgrad Med
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1998 Apr-Jun; 44(2): 35-9
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in English
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| ID: sea-116111
ABSTRACT
The present prospective study was carried out in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of a tertiary care teaching hospital in Mumbai. The objective was to determine the incidence, risk factors, mortality and organisms responsible for urinary catheter related infections (UCRI). Colonization and/or bacteriuria was labelled as urinary catheter related infection (UCRI). Forty-four patients with 51 urinary catheters were studied. Incidence of UCRI was 47.06%. Age, female sex and immunocompromised status did not increase the risk of UCRI. Duration of catheter in-situ and duration of stay in the PICU were associated with higher risk of UCRI. The mortality was not increased by UCRI. Commonest organism isolated in UCRI was E. coli, which had maximum susceptibility to nitrofurantoin and amikacin.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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Bacteria
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Urine
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Urinary Catheterization
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Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Chi-Square Distribution
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
J Postgrad Med
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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