Title: Monitor and comprehensive intervention of multidrug-resistant organism infection in general intensive care unit patients
Abstract:Objective To evaluate the occurrence and intervention effectiveness on multidrug-resistant organism(MDRO) infection in general intensive care unit(ICU) patients.Methods Targeted monitor and proper mea...Objective To evaluate the occurrence and intervention effectiveness on multidrug-resistant organism(MDRO) infection in general intensive care unit(ICU) patients.Methods Targeted monitor and proper measures on general ICU were performed,the occurrence of MDRO infection before and after infection was compared.Results A total of 1 184 patients were investigated,there were 77 cases of healthcare-associated infection(HAI) and 109 community-associated infection,186(15.71%) isolates of MDROs were isolated,the main bacteria were Acinetobacter baumannii(43.55%),methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(29.57%),and Pseudomonas aeruginosa(23.66%).The major infection site was respiratory tract(79.22%,61/77).After intervention,MDRO infection in this ICU decreased from 6.92%(38/549) to 4.25%(27/635),the difference was significant(χ2=4.04,P0.05).Conclusion MDROs are important pathogens in HAI in general ICU patients,effective measures can reduce the occurrence of MDRO infection.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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