A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12
Nosocomial infections in an intensive care unit (ICU) are common and associated with a high mortality but there are no published data from the Oceania region. A retrospective study in Fiji’s largest ICU (2011-12) reported that 114 of a total 663 adult ICU admissions had bacteriological culture-confi...
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| description | Nosocomial infections in an intensive care unit (ICU) are common and associated with a high mortality but there are no published data from the Oceania region. A retrospective study in Fiji’s largest ICU (2011-12) reported that 114 of a total 663 adult ICU admissions had bacteriological culture-confirmed nosocomial infection. The commonest sites of infection were respiratory and bloodstream. Gram negative bacteria were the commonest pathogens isolated, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae (extended-spectrum β-Lactamase-producing), Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas species. Mortality for those with a known outcome was 33%. Improved surveillance and implementation of effective preventive interventions are needed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e78e46f428e48b89eaabec9eba786bd2025-02-03T01:12:24ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942014-01-01201410.1155/2014/545160545160A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12Keshni Naidu0Ilisapeci Nabose1Sharan Ram2Kerri Viney3Stephen M. Graham4Karen Bissell5College of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, FijiColonial War Memorial Hospital, Ministry of Health, Suva, FijiCollege of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Fiji National University, Suva, FijiPublic Health Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New CaledoniaInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, FranceInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, FranceNosocomial infections in an intensive care unit (ICU) are common and associated with a high mortality but there are no published data from the Oceania region. A retrospective study in Fiji’s largest ICU (2011-12) reported that 114 of a total 663 adult ICU admissions had bacteriological culture-confirmed nosocomial infection. The commonest sites of infection were respiratory and bloodstream. Gram negative bacteria were the commonest pathogens isolated, especially Klebsiella pneumoniae (extended-spectrum β-Lactamase-producing), Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas species. Mortality for those with a known outcome was 33%. Improved surveillance and implementation of effective preventive interventions are needed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/545160 |
| spellingShingle | Keshni Naidu Ilisapeci Nabose Sharan Ram Kerri Viney Stephen M. Graham Karen Bissell A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12 Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12 |
| title_full | A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12 |
| title_fullStr | A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12 |
| title_short | A Descriptive Study of Nosocomial Infections in an Adult Intensive Care Unit in Fiji: 2011-12 |
| title_sort | descriptive study of nosocomial infections in an adult intensive care unit in fiji 2011 12 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/545160 |
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