INCIDENCE OF BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE

• Autor(a) principal: Paiva, Patrícia Alves
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Paula, Bruno Pereira de, Santos, Maria de Fátima Fernandes, Silveira, Beatriz Rezende Marinho da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Atenção à Saúde
• Texto Completo: http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_ciencias_saude/article/view/4934
• topic: Infecção hospitalar; insuficiência renal crônica; diálise renal; Cross infection; chronic renal insufficiency; renal dialysis

Objective: To identify the incidence of bloodstream infections in patients with chronic renal insufficiency on hemodialysis and to identify the profile of the most frequently found etiological agents in blood cultures performed for diagnosis of antimicrobial susceptibility. Methodology: This is a quantitative, documental, descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study, developed at a referral service in nephrology in the municipality of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The information was collected between August and December 2013, through institutional documents, such as case histories, patients’ records and results of microbiological examinations of blood cultures. To evaluate the sensitivity profile of the bacteria isolated in the blood cultures, a protocol from the Infection Control Service of the hospital under study was used. Results: During the period 100 patients who underwent blood culture were included, 60% of whom was male and 40% was female. A total of 54.5% of the patients were older than 60 years. A total of 152 blood cultures was analyzed, of which 74 were positive (58.9%). The most prevalent bacteria in the bloodstream infections was Staphylococcus aureus (57.6%). Conclusion: It can be concluded that the incidence of infection by multiresistant bacteria is high and the Staphylococcus aureus stands out. The isolation of these multiresistant bacteria is worrying, due to the limitations of therapeutic options and the increasing lethality.