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Bloodstream infections in a medical–surgical intensive care unit: incidence, aetiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

  1. I. Erdem1,4,
  2. A. Ozgultekin2,
  3. A. Sengoz Inan1,
  4. D. Ozturk Engin1,
  5. S. Senbayrak Akcay3,
  6. G. Turan2,
  7. E. Dincer2,
  8. N. Oguzoglu3,
  9. P. Goktas1

Article first published online: 22 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02863.x

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Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volume 15, Issue 10, pages 943–946, October 2009

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Erdem, I., Ozgultekin, A., Sengoz Inan, A., Ozturk Engin, D., Senbayrak Akcay, S., Turan, G., Dincer, E., Oguzoglu, N. and Goktas, P. (2009), Bloodstream infections in a medical–surgical intensive care unit: incidence, aetiology, antimicrobial resistance patterns of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 15: 943–946. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02863.x

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  1. 1

     Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Istanbul

  2. 2

     Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Istanbul

  3. 3

     Department of Clinical Microbiology, Haydarpasa Numune Hospital, Istanbul

  4. 4

     Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey

*Corresponding author and reprint requests: I. Erdem, Namık Kemal Universitesi, Tıp Fakultesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Arastırma ve Uygulama Hastanesi, 59100 Tekirdag, Turkey E-mail:ierdem@nku.edu.tr

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 OCT 2009
  2. Article first published online: 22 JUN 2009
  3. Original Submission: 9 September 2008; Revised Submission: 31 January 2009; Accepted: 6 February 2009 Editor: D. Raoult

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Keywords:

  • Bloodstream infection;
  • incidence;
  • aetiology;
  • antimicrobial resistance;
  • intensive care unit

Abstract

In the present study, the incidence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of the microorganisms that caused bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a medical–surgical intensive care unit during the years 2005–2007 were determined. The mean BSI incidence density was 6.56 per 1000 patient-days. The incidence density increased linearly during the study period (from 3.57 to 9.60 per 1000 patient-days). Staphylococcus aureus was most frequently isolated (47.3%), followed by Enterococcus spp. (10.8%) and Candida spp. (10.1%). There was a high rate of resistance to several of the prescribed antimicrobials among the bacteria isolated from patients with BSIs.

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