Epidemic of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ICU and Related Control Measures / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To determine risk factors of crossing infection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in ICU and to evaluate efficiency of related control measures.METHODS Clinical data of all patients hospitalized in ICU during Feb to Nov 2005 were retrospectively analyzed.These clinical data included medical records,course of diseases,types of antibiotics used and their duration,invasive medical procedures,bacteria culture results and so on.Spot circumstance of ward,measures of isolation and sterilization,asepsis conception of staffs,fulfillment of laws to prevent intra-hospital infection were examined.RESULTS Forty six patients were hospitalized in ICU during 10 months.Bacterial culture was performed in all of them.Totally 108 strains of P.aeruginosa were cultured in specimens of 24 patients,among which 83 strains(76.9%) were cultured during May to Aug 2005(21 strains cultured monthly in average).As source of specimens,52 strains were from phlegm,26 strains from suction in trachea,17 strains from wound discharge, and 13 strains from other sources.Medicine sensitivity analysis revealed that most of the P.aeruginosa cultured strains were resistant to common antibiotics,including imipenem-cilastatin and meropenem.Major causes of this epidemic might include invasive medical procedure,abuse of antibiotics,deficiency of ward circumstance,imperfect in fulfillment of measures for infection prevention.CONCLUSIONS Control measures including improving clinical circumstance,insisting asepsis conception of staffs,appropriate use of antibiotics,and stressing microbiological inspection are vital in preventing and controlling epidemic of P.aeruginosa in ICU.