Antibiotic Resistance: Experience in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Objective: We retrospectively evaluated the culture results of patients hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at our hospital during 2008. Material and methods: In this study, the cultures results of the patients were analyzed. Identifi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayinevi
2011-06-01
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Series: | Haseki Tıp Bülteni |
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Online Access: | http://www.hasekidergisi.com/article_4611/Antibiotic-Resistance-Experience-In-Pediatric-And-Neonatal-Intensive-Care-Units |
Summary: | Objective: We retrospectively evaluated the culture results of
patients hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
(PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at our hospital
during 2008.
Material and methods: In this study, the cultures results of the
patients were analyzed. Identification of bacteria was performed
by conventional methods and antibiotic susceptibility tests were
done using disc diffusion method according to the Clinical and
Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines.
Results: 222 materials sent from 5-bed PICU and 5-bed NICU
consisted of 135 (61%) tracheal aspirates, 46 (21%) blood
cultures, 21 (10%) urine cultures, 6 (3%) catheter tip cultures,
6 (3%) eye secretion cultures, and 8 (4%) other materials.
Pseudomonas spp. were the most frequently isolated bacteria
(33%). Carbapenem resistance was not detected for
Enterobacteriaceae species and was very low for
nonfermentative bacteria. Ciprofloxacin resistance was low and
cephoperazone-sulbactam resistance was not detected for
Acinetobacter species.
Conclusion: Our ICUs are new and patient circulation is low due
to long hospitalization period caused by underlying conditions of
patients. The well-trained staff and effective infection consultation,
along with the previously mentioned facts, resulted in low antibiotic
resistance rates and absence of panresistant bacteria. (The Medical
Bulletin of Haseki 2011;49: 73-6) |
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ISSN: | 1302-0072 2147-2688 |