Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019

Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections are a severe worldwide problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This retrospective, single-center study aimed to analyze bloodstream infections in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Military Institute of Medicine, Pola...

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Main Authors: Guzek Aneta, Rybicki Zbigniew, Woźniak-kosek Agnieszka, Tomaszewski Dariusz
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2022-06-01
Series:Polish Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2022-025
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author Guzek Aneta
Rybicki Zbigniew
Woźniak-kosek Agnieszka
Tomaszewski Dariusz
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description Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections are a severe worldwide problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This retrospective, single-center study aimed to analyze bloodstream infections in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Military Institute of Medicine, Poland. Data from the years 2007–2019 were analyzed. When the infection was suspected, blood samples were drawn and analyzed microbiologically. When bacterial growth was observed, an antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance analysis was performed. Among 12,619 analyzed samples, 1,509 were positive, and 1,557 pathogens were isolated. In 278/1,509 of the positive cases, a central line catheter infection was confirmed. Gram-negative bacteria were the most frequently (770/1,557) isolated, including Acinetobacter baumannii (312/770), Klebsiella pneumoniae (165/770; 67/165 were the isolates that expressed extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), 5/165 isolates produced the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases (NDM), 4/165 isolates expressed Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), and 1/165 isolate produced OXA48 carbapenemase), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (111/770; 2/111 isolates produced metallo-β-lactamase (MBL), and Escherichia coli (69/770; 11/69 – ESBL). Most Gram-positive pathogens were staphylococci (545/733), mainly coagulase-negative (368/545). Among 545 isolates of the staphylococci, 58 represented methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Fungi were isolated from 3.5% of samples. All isolated MRSA and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (MRCNS) strains were susceptible to vancomycin, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates – to isoxazolyl penicillins, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) – to linezolid and tigecycline. However, colistin was the only therapeutic option in some infections caused by A. baumannii and KPC-producing K. pneumoniae. P. aeruginosa was still susceptible to cefepime and ceftazidime. Echinocandins were effective therapeutics in the treatment of fungal infections.
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spelling doaj.art-0bb83ac255ba4b1a84cc4fe10dba019d2022-12-22T00:59:36ZengSciendoPolish Journal of Microbiology2544-46462022-06-0171226327710.33073/pjm-2022-025Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019Guzek Aneta0Rybicki Zbigniew1Woźniak-kosek Agnieszka2Tomaszewski Dariusz3Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Section of Microbiology, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Laboratory Diagnostics, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military Institute of Aviation Medicine, Warsaw, PolandHospital-acquired bloodstream infections are a severe worldwide problem associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This retrospective, single-center study aimed to analyze bloodstream infections in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the Military Institute of Medicine, Poland. Data from the years 2007–2019 were analyzed. When the infection was suspected, blood samples were drawn and analyzed microbiologically. When bacterial growth was observed, an antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance analysis was performed. Among 12,619 analyzed samples, 1,509 were positive, and 1,557 pathogens were isolated. In 278/1,509 of the positive cases, a central line catheter infection was confirmed. Gram-negative bacteria were the most frequently (770/1,557) isolated, including Acinetobacter baumannii (312/770), Klebsiella pneumoniae (165/770; 67/165 were the isolates that expressed extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), 5/165 isolates produced the New Delhi metallo-β-lactamases (NDM), 4/165 isolates expressed Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), and 1/165 isolate produced OXA48 carbapenemase), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (111/770; 2/111 isolates produced metallo-β-lactamase (MBL), and Escherichia coli (69/770; 11/69 – ESBL). Most Gram-positive pathogens were staphylococci (545/733), mainly coagulase-negative (368/545). Among 545 isolates of the staphylococci, 58 represented methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Fungi were isolated from 3.5% of samples. All isolated MRSA and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (MRCNS) strains were susceptible to vancomycin, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) isolates – to isoxazolyl penicillins, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) – to linezolid and tigecycline. However, colistin was the only therapeutic option in some infections caused by A. baumannii and KPC-producing K. pneumoniae. P. aeruginosa was still susceptible to cefepime and ceftazidime. Echinocandins were effective therapeutics in the treatment of fungal infections.https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2022-025central line-associated bloodstream infectionsgram-positive pathogensgram-negative pathogensantimicrobial susceptibilityantimicrobial resistanceintensive care unit
spellingShingle Guzek Aneta
Rybicki Zbigniew
Woźniak-kosek Agnieszka
Tomaszewski Dariusz
Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019
Polish Journal of Microbiology
central line-associated bloodstream infections
gram-positive pathogens
gram-negative pathogens
antimicrobial susceptibility
antimicrobial resistance
intensive care unit
title Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019
title_full Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019
title_fullStr Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019
title_full_unstemmed Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019
title_short Bloodstream Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: a Single-Center Retrospective Bacteriological Analysis Between 2007 and 2019
title_sort bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit a single center retrospective bacteriological analysis between 2007 and 2019
topic central line-associated bloodstream infections
gram-positive pathogens
gram-negative pathogens
antimicrobial susceptibility
antimicrobial resistance
intensive care unit
url https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2022-025
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