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Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saleem Mohd
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Azharuddin Sajid Syed Khaja
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Ashfaque Hossain
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Fahaad Alenazi
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Kamaleldin B. Said
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Soha Abdallah Moursi
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Homoud Abdulmohsin Almalaq
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Hamza Mohamed
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Ehab Rakha
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Sunit Kumar Mishra
Version 1 : Received: 9 June 2022 / Approved: 10 June 2022 / Online: 10 June 2022 (07:53:43 CEST)

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Saleem, M.; Syed Khaja, A.S.; Hossain, A.; Alenazi, F.; Said, K.B.; Moursi, S.A.; Almalaq, H.A.; Mohamed, H.; Rakha, E.; Mishra, S.K. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 1695. Saleem, M.; Syed Khaja, A.S.; Hossain, A.; Alenazi, F.; Said, K.B.; Moursi, S.A.; Almalaq, H.A.; Mohamed, H.; Rakha, E.; Mishra, S.K. Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Diagnostics 2022, 12, 1695.

Abstract

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the most common hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). Prolonged hospitalization, invasive devices such as catheters, and irrational use of antimicrobial agents are believed to be the major causes of high rates of HAIs. Infections such as pyelonephritis, urethritis, cystitis, and prostatitis are the main concern in catheterized ICU patients. In these cases, Gram-negative bacteria are the most common. The present study is undertaken to determine the frequency, antibiograms, disease pattern, and risk factors involved in providing an advocacy recommendation to prevent CAUTI. A total of 1078 patients were admitted to the hospital ICU, out of which healthcare-associated infection was reported in 316 patients. CAUTI was reported only in 70 patients. Klebsiella pneumoniae (20%) was the predominant isolate, with Serratia (3%) and Providencia (3%) species as the least common in this study. The present study provides CAUTI incidence rates in a tertiary care hospital in Hail, Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, information on risk factors of CAUTI common causative organism associated, and their antibiogram patterns are also presented. This study provides vital information that can be used to formulate an effective antibiotic stewardship program that can be implemented throughout the kingdom.

Keywords

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI); Klebsiella pneumoniae; Hospital-acquired infections; Proteus mirabilis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; antibiogram

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Immunology and Microbiology

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