Study to Identify the Microorganisms Responsible for Nosocomial Infection in Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of North India
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
Nosocomial infections, also called ‘hospital-acquired infections’ are infections acquired during hospital care which are not present or incubating at admission. Infections occurring more than 48 hrs after admission are usually considered nosocomial. A prospective study was conducted over a period of one year in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Srinagar to identify the organisms responsible for nosocomial infections. A prospective study was conducted for a period one year in surgical intensive care unit of SKIMS, a tertiary care teaching centre. A total of 190 confirmed cases of nosocomial infection were included in the study. Microbial examination of swab, pus, blood and tracheal aspirate was done to identify the microorganisms responsible for the infections. Acinetobacter baumani was the most common organism identified in swab samples (31%) and tracheal aspirates (36.9%) while as 46% blood cultures were sterile and Klebsella pneumoniae was identified in 13 % of the blood cultures
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Nowsheen Zaffer
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