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Article In Conference |
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Nosocomial Infections in the Surgical ICU in King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah / Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2006). A Surgeon's Perspective Nosocomial Infections in the Surgical ICU in King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah / Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2006). A Surgeon's Perspective |
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English |
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Abstract |
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Background
Out of the 930 patients total admissions to the Surgery Department in 2006, only 61 were referred to the ICU because of infection (6.55%).
During their ICU stay, the 61 patients were categorized according to the type of the organism by result of the culture into 8 groups: infections by Pseudomonas 13, Candida albicans 11,Klebsiella 7, E-coli 7, MRSA 5, Acintobacter 4 and others. These infections involved the surgical site in 73.3%, respiratory tract in 6.7%, urinary tract in 16.7% (more common in women), and bacteremia in 3.3%. The general infection rate was higher by (0.52%) when an implant or a device was applied as meshes, vascular grafts…etc. The most frequent organisms encountered were in order of frequency are pseudomonas Ar., Candida albicans, E-coli, Klebsiella and lastly Acintobacter Baumannii.
More than half of all S aureus. Acintobacter Baumannii and P aeruginosa isolates are collected from respiratory samples, while the most common source for Candida Species are urine samples. In addition Candida Species were collected from bedsores swabs.
Treatment of hospital-acquired infections in ICUs is complicated by recent increases in antimicrobial resistance costs, and more important the development of multidrug-resistant pathogens. Added to this are the increased chances of a lack of effective treatment at the time of identification,
Conclusion
The treatment of infection in surgical ICUs is complicated by an increasing prevalence of resistant pathogens, even to multiple antimicrobial agents… The study defined the most common pathogens in surgical ICUs in our hospital, revealing several factors that encourage the development and spead of antimicrobial resistance |
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Conference Name |
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The 5th Arab Conference for Antimicrobial Agent |
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Duration |
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From : 6/10/1428 AH - To : 8/10/1428 AH
From : 18/10/2007 AD - To : 20/10/2007 AD |
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1428 AH
2007 AD |
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Number Of Pages |
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1 |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Conference Place |
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Jordan |
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Organizing Body |
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University of Jordan |
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Added Date |
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Saturday, April 12, 2008 |
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Researchers
| أحمد كنساره | Kensarah, Ahmed | Researcher | Doctorate | |
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