Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3398080 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2009 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In the present study, the incidence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of the microorganisms that caused bloodstream infections (BSIs) in a medical–surgical intensive care unit during the years 2005–2007 were determined. The mean BSI incidence density was 6.56 per 1000 patient-days. The incidence density increased linearly during the study period (from 3.57 to 9.60 per 1000 patient-days). Staphylococcus aureus was most frequently isolated (47.3%), followed by Enterococcus spp. (10.8%) and Candida spp. (10.1%). There was a high rate of resistance to several of the prescribed antimicrobials among the bacteria isolated from patients with BSIs.
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Authors
I. Erdem, A. Ozgultekin, A. Sengoz Inan, D. Ozturk Engin, S. Senbayrak Akcay, G. Turan, E. Dincer, N. Oguzoglu, P. Goktas,