A Study of Central Venous Catheter Colonizations and Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections among Patients admitted in the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
To describe central venous catheter (CVC) colonizations and catheter-related bloodstream infections (C-RBSIs) among patients admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a tertiary care teaching hospital. Materials andmethods:
This was a cross-sectional study conducted among critically ill patients admitted in ICU. The semi-quantitative method was used for catheter tip culture. The definitions of catheter infection and colonization were based on the Centre for Disease Control Blood Stream Infection Guidelines.Results:
The study population comprised 75 ICU patients whose CVCs had been placed. The incidence of CVC-related colonizations and bloodstream infections was observed to be 42.7% (32/75) and 17.3% (13/75) respectively. Coagulase-negative staph was the most common organism found causing CVC colonization (50%) and C-RBSI (61.5%).Conclusion:
Coagulase-negative staphylococci are the most frequent microorganisms which colonize the CVC. The findings of this study may help with implementation of educational and training programs on central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) for health care personnel and enable better management of these devices with regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of CLABSIs.
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Inglês
Ano de publicação:
2016
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