Abstract
Nosocomial infections increase the cost of medical care, extend hospital stay and reflect on the morbidity and mortality of the admitted patients. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common nosocomial infections in humans. To determine the prevalence and antibiogram of nosocomial UITs from a referral hospital. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1 254 patients from April to August 2010. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests were done using disc diffusion technique as per the standard of Kirby-Bauer method. Of the 1 254 patients, 118 (9.4%) developed nosocomial UTIs. Seventy three (61.9%) and 44 (37.1%) of the bacterial isolates were gram negative and gram positive, respectively. One patient had a mixed infection. E. coli, S.aureus and K. pneumonia were the most predominant isolates. Gender, catheterization and pre-operative antimicrobial prophylaxis and underlying diseases were significantly associated with the occurrence of nosocomial UTIs (p=0.001). Most bacterial isolates showed high resistance rates (>80%) to ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, chloramphenicol and cloxacillin. Catheterization and preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis were found to be the risk factors for nosocomial infection. Effective infection prevention measures should be in place to reduce the prevalence of nosocomial UTIs.
Highlights
The quality of health care provision at any level of health facilities is affected by many factors among which nosocomial infection stands in forefront
The risk of developing nosocomial Urinary tract infections (UTIs) among patients who received prophylaxis was 1.2 times higher than those who did not receive prophylaxis (OR: 1.796, 95% CI: 1.326-2.433, p=0.001)
This study shows high incidence of nosocomial urinary tract infection in the hospital
Summary
The quality of health care provision at any level of health facilities is affected by many factors among which nosocomial infection stands in forefront. Nosocomial infections increase the cost of medical care, extend the duration of hospital stay, and reflect on the morbidity and mortality of the admitted patients[3]. Approximately 150 million people are diagnosed with urinary tract infections resulting in $6 billion health care expenditures[6]. These UTIs are the most common bacterial infections encountered by clinicians in developing countries[7]. Nosocomial infections increase the cost of medical care, extend hospital stay and reflect on the morbidity and mortality of the admitted patients.
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