Prevalence and Anti-Microbial Susceptibility of Hospital Acquired Infections in Two Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Egypt

Authors

  • Sally El-Sahrigy Departments of Pediatrics, and Clinical Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
  • Mohamed G. Shouman Departments of Pediatrics, and Clinical Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
  • Hanan Ibrahim Departments of Pediatrics, Ain Shams, Cairo, Egypt
  • Azza Abdel Rahman Departments of Pediatrics, and Clinical Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
  • Sonia Adolf Habib Departments of Pediatrics, and Clinical Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
  • Aser A. Khattab Cairo Universities, Cairo, Egypt
  • Howayda A. Gomaa Departments of Pediatrics, and Clinical Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
  • Naiven Helmy Departments of Pediatrics, and Clinical Pathology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.485

Keywords:

Hospital-acquired infection, Pediatric ICU, Anti-microbial, Egypt

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infection is a common serious health problem worldwide, especially in pediatric intensive care units and is associated with high mortality and morbidity, prolonged hospital stays and high cost.
AIM: To determine the types of organisms involved in hospital-acquired an infection in two pediatric intensive care units during the one-year study and its anti-microbial susceptibility.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was carried out in the pediatric intensive care units (PICU) of Ain Shams & Cairo Universities, where 86 pediatric patients were recruited. Their age ranged from 1 month to 156 months with mean 20.7 ± 25.8 months. Male to female ratio was 37:29. Four samples were collected from each child for culture and sensitivity: blood, endotracheal aspirate, urine and skin swab.
RESULTS: The most common microorganism was staphylococcus while Gram-negative bacteria were the commonest group. Amikacin and imipenem are the most sensitive antibiotics. Risk estimate for different risk factors among studied patients revealed no significance.
CONCLUSION: Staphylococcus was the commonest micro-organism while Gram-negative infections were the commonest group among PICU with a predominance of Acinetobacter and Klebsiella. Respiratory infections were the most common, followed by blood-borne infection. Risk factors for mortality were not significant.

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El-Sahrigy S, Shouman MG, Ibrahim H, Rahman AA, Habib SA, Khattab AA, Gomaa HA, Helmy N. Prevalence and Anti-Microbial Susceptibility of Hospital Acquired Infections in Two Pediatric Intensive Care Units in Egypt. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 16 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];7(11):1744-9. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2019.485

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