A microbiological study to find out the incidence of bacterial infections in patients admitted in Intensive Care Units
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of bacterial infections in patients admitted in intensive care units at the DM WIMS Medical College Wayanad. Materials and methods: The clinical samples collected from patients admitted to ICU’s were cultured and bacterial isolates were identified using standard techniques. Antibiotic susceptibility test was done using Kirbybaur disk Diffusion methods. Result: The most prevalent organisms isolated from specimens were E.coli(22%), Enterococcus(14.5%),each of (13.3%) were Klebsiella & CoNS, Staphylococcusaureus(10.3%), Candida(8.4%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa(8%), Acinetobacter(5.45%), 2.42%each was Enterobacter and Streptococcus pneumonia, each of 1.21%were GN Nonfermenter and Proteus species & 1% organism was identified as Citrobacter species .Here majority of infected patients belongs to the age group of 60- 79 . The proportion of elderly patients from the total ICU population is high. Advanced age should be regarded as a significant independent risk factor for mortality, especially for ICU patients older than 75 years. Conclusion: The increasing trends of developing resistance by gram negative organisms is a disturbing factor . Judicious use of antimicrobial agents is essential to prevent the emergence of multidrug resistant bacteria in the ICU. The study also revealed that there is an alarming high prevalence of ESBL E.coli in the hospital settings , This is responsible for most of the infections and the major affected populations are in the age group of 60-79 years.So the present study conclude by stating that there is an urgent need of newer strategies to control the spread of bacteria inside the ICU’s.
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K. K. Ajisna, Suresh Gogi, B. J. Deepthy, Linda Rose Jose, Akhil Suresh, P. V Harish
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