Open AccessPrevalence of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units in Khartoum State (From April 2019 to September 2019)
Author(s) -
Amani Mohammed Ali Ahmed,
Malaz Masaad Elsheikh Elkaki,
Alsadig Kamal Elemam Albadri,
Abdelhakam H. Ali
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47363/jcbr/2021(3)130
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , pneumonia , klebsiella pneumonia , intensive care unit , streptococcus pneumoniae , pseudomonas aeruginosa , klebsiella pneumoniae , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene , biology , chemistry
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of nosocomial infections in intensive care unit (ICU), we performed a hospital-based study. Materials and Methods: Consecutive patients were enrolled and details of risk factors and bacteriological data were obtained. Statistical analyses were performed using spss version 24. Results: seventy six patients were admitted during the study period (minimum 10 years and maximum 91 years, men 69.7%, females 30.3%). Most important comorbidities were renal tubular acidosis (23.7%), cerebro vascular accidents (15.8%), and acute kidney injury (9.2%). Antibiotics were administered in 40.8%. Bacteriological cultures were positive in 42.1% (n=32). Gram negative bacteria were common–Klebsiella pneumoniae (27.6%), pseudomonas aerogenisa (7.95%), and Streptococcus pyogenes (2.6%) Escherichia coli (1.3%), Staphylococcus aurous (1.3%) and candida (1.3%). There a high prevalence of resistance to common antibiotics. Conclusions: There is high prevalence of infections in patients in a medical ICU in Khartoum – Sudan. Gram negative bacteria are the most prevalent and resistance to antibiotics is high. Risk factors are age and multiple comorbidities