Wang, Feng, Xing, Tao, Li, Junhui, He, Yingzi, Bai, Mei, and Wang, Niansong (2012) Survey on hospital-acquired urinary tract infection in neurological intensive care unit. Journal of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology - the APMIS journal, 121 (3). pp. 197-201.

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore the causes, incidence, and risk factors of urinary tract infection patients in neurological intensive care unit (ICU). Patients (n = 916) admitted to the neurological ICU from January 2005 to December 2010 were retrospectively surveyed for urinary tract infections. There were 246 patients in neurological ICU who were diagnosed with hospital-acquired urinary tract infection during that period of time (26.9%). Forty-three cases were upper urinary tract infection, and 203 cases were lower urinary tract infection. The top three strains were Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Older age (UTI rate, 22.6%), female patients (21.7%), hospital stay for more than 7 days (16.7%), diabetes (11.7%), and catheterization (21.1%) were the risk factors for hospital-acquired urinary tract infection. There is a high incidence of nosocomial urinary tract infection in the neurological intensive care unit. Active prevention program and surveillance need to be carried out in neurological ICU, especially in those with risk factors.

Item ID:	82172
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1600-0463
Keywords:	Nosocomial infections, urinary tract infection, intensive care unit (ICU)
Copyright Information:	© 2012 The Authors APMIS © 2012 APMIS.
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2024 06:51
FoR Codes:	32 BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES > 3202 Clinical sciences > 320214 Nephrology and urology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	20 HEALTH > 2001 Clinical health > 200104 Prevention of human diseases and conditions @ 100%
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