Bacteriological spectrum of clinical specimens from cases of nosocomial infections in paediatric ICU

ABSTRACT

To assess bacteriological spectrum, of isolates from cases of nosocomial infections in pediatric ICU. subjective study that was carried out from November 2009 to September 2010, on two hundred samples which were taken from patients in pediatric ICU, tertiary care hospital who were clinically suspected of having nosocomial infection and processed for the diagnosis and isolation of the infective organisms in the Department of Microbiology, Basic Medical Sciences Institute [BMSI], Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre [JPMC], Total 200 samples were collected. Out of these 143 samples showed positive results. 138 were of bacterial growth while 5 samples were positive for fungus. Among these 61 were positive for septicemia, 44 positive for UTI and 17 samples were positive for respiratory tract related disease, while 21 positive for miscellaneous samples. This study presents a general overview of nosocomial pathogens in Pediatric ICUS and emphasizes the importance of timely clinical and bacteriological monitoring among children especially in patients in critically ill situation