A 5-year epidemiological study of nosocomial bloodstream infections in a neurosurgery department

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Apr;31(4):414-7. doi: 10.1086/651310.

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).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacteremia / epidemiology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Candida / isolation & purification
  • Candidiasis / epidemiology
  • Candidiasis / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Female
  • Fungemia / epidemiology*
  • Fungemia / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / epidemiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / isolation & purification
  • Greece / epidemiology
  • Hospital Departments / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurosurgery*
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data
  • Population Surveillance / methods
  • Young Adult