Nosocomial bacteraemia in a teaching hospital in Saudi Arabia

During a period of one year, 117 episodes of nosocomial bacteraemia were documented at King Khalid University Hospital, an incidence of 5 per 1000 admissions. Sixty-two percent were gram-negative organisms with Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Serratia spp. and Pseudomonas spp. being the most freq...

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Published inThe Journal of hospital infection Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 201 - 207
Main Authors Al-Orainey, Ibrahim O., Al-Nasser, Mohammed N., Saeedt, Elnageeb S., Chowdhury, Mohammed N.H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.1989
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - mortality
Escherichia coli
Female
Hospitals, Teaching
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Klebsiella
Male
Middle Aged
Nosocomial bacteraemia
Nosocomial infection
Pseudomonas
Saudi Arabia
Sepsis - epidemiology
Sepsis - etiology
Sepsis - mortality
Serratia
Saudi Arabia
Staphylococcus aureus
Nosocomial infection
Nosocomial bacteraemia
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Summary:During a period of one year, 117 episodes of nosocomial bacteraemia were documented at King Khalid University Hospital, an incidence of 5 per 1000 admissions. Sixty-two percent were gram-negative organisms with Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., Serratia spp. and Pseudomonas spp. being the most frequent. Staphylococcus aureus was the most common gram-positive organism isolated. The source of infection was identified in 75% of patients. Intravenous lines accounted for a high proportion of cases (22%). Most deaths occurred in infants and patients with serious underlying disease.
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ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/0195-6701(89)90036-4