Pathogen of Infection in Emergency Intensive Care Unit:A Clinical Investigation and Nursing Measures / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To investigate the profile of pathogen of infection in emergency intensive care unit(EICU). METHODS Pathogen of infection in EICU of our hospital from Jan to Apr 2005 were retrospectively investigated. RESULTS A total of 25 species from 119 pathogen strains were isolated from 45 cases. Among them, nonfermenters Gram-negative bacilli had great advantage, about 42.9% (51/119). Pseudomonas aerugionosa was the most one , counted for 16.8%. 65.9% of isolates were from sputum, 9.2%from blood. 81.4%(35/43) of cases were caused by multi-bacterial infection. CONCLUSIONS The pathogen of infection in EICU is mainly P. aeruginosa. The isolates are multi-resistant to biotics.