Open AccessBacterial aerobic Bacteraemia at AL- Kindi Teaching Hospital 2007-2009: Etiology diversity, Clinical features, and Outcome.
Author(s) -
Mazin K. Ameen,
Khawlah Jebur Khalaf,
Suzan I. Majeed
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
maǧallaẗ markaz buḥūṯ al-taqniyyaẗ al-aḥyāʾiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-1370
pISSN - 1815-1140
DOI - 10.24126/jobrc.2012.6.1.188
Subject(s) - amoxicillin , incidence (geometry) , medicine , klebsiella , staphylococcus aureus , enterobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , erythromycin , etiology , bacteremia , salmonella , antibiotics , biology , escherichia coli , bacteria , biochemistry , physics , genetics , optics , gene
Data regarding the incidence, etiology and outcome of Bacteraemia taken from AL-Kindi hospital were collected, and compared the situation between the three years: 2007, 2008, 2009. A total number of blood samples was (505), from this number only (70) (13.8%) is positive. The rate of positivity was significant greater in 2009 (17.7%) than 2008 (11.8%) and 2007 (9.1%). The calculated incidence of significant episodes of bacteraemia was 12.6% .The five most commonly isolated microorganisms were: Salmonella typhi30(46.8%), Staphylococcus aureus 12 (18.7%), Escherichia coli 10 (15.6%),Klebsiella 4(6.2%) and Enterobacter sp.3(4.6%) varied throughout this period, significant increase was noted in 2009. The acquisition of blood stream infections was nosocomial in 8.5% of cases.60% of Salmonella typhi were Amoxicillin resistant. Also Staph.aureus isolates, 58%were resistant to Amoxicillin and Erythromycin. Cephalexin-resistant E.coli in70% of the isolates and Gentamycin-resistant Klebsiella occurred in 75% of the isolates. The incidence of BSI did not differ significantly from other reported studies.