A 5-year epidemiological study of nosocomial bloodstream infections in a neurosurgery department.
| Title | A 5-year epidemiological study of nosocomial bloodstream infections in a neurosurgery department. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2010 |
| Authors | Tsitsopoulos, P. P., Iosifidis E., Antachopoulos C., Tsivitanidou M., Anagnostopoulos I., Roilides E., & Tsitsopoulos P. D. |
| Journal | Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 414-7 |
| Date Published | 2010 Apr |
| ISSN | 1559-6834 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Bacteremia, Candida, Candidiasis, Cross Infection, Female, Fungemia, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections, Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections, Gram-Positive Cocci, Greece, Hospital Departments, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Procedures, Population Surveillance, Young Adult |
| Abstract | The characteristics of nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a neurosurgical department were studied over a 5-year period. The rate of nosocomial BSI was 3.0%. Gram-negative bacteria were the most commonly isolated pathogens (65.9% of isolates). For all the pathogens isolated, the rate of resistance to commonly used antimicrobial agents was high. Of the 101 patients with nosocomial BSI, 50 (49.5%) died during their stay at the Department of Neurosurgery. At the same time, overall mortality rate among neurosurgical inpatients without nosocomial BSI was 5.4% (ie, 175 of 3,216 patients died). |
| DOI | 10.1086/651310 |
| Alternate Journal | Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol |
| PubMed ID | 20184437 |
