Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infections


Onguru P., Erbay A., Bodur H., Baran G., Akinci E., Balaban N., ...More

JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, vol.23, no.6, pp.982-987, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 23 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.3346/jkms.2008.23.6.982
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.982-987
  • Keywords: Pseudomonas, Cross Infection, Risk Factors, Imipenem Resistance, ANTIMICROBIAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, GRAM-NEGATIVE BACILLI, UNITED-STATES, SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS, HOSPITALIZED-PATIENTS, BACTERIAL, IMPACT
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for nosocomial infections of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IRPA). A prospective case-control study was performed at a tertiary care hospital in Ankara from January to December 2004. The patients with nosocomial P. aeruginosa infection were included in the study. The features of the patients with IRPA infections were compared to those with imipenem-sensitive P. aeruginosa (ISPA) infections. Only the first isolation of P. aeruginosa was considered. Nosocomial infections were defined according to Center for Disease Control (CDC) criteria. IRPA was isolated from 75 (44.1%) patients, and ISPA was isolated from 95 (55.9%) patients during the study period. IRPA were most frequently isolated from endotracheal aspirate (19%) cultures (p = 0.048), whereas ISPA were most frequently isolated from urine (28%) cultures (p = 0.023). In multivariate analysis, a longer duration of hospital stay until P. aeruginosa isolation (odds ratio [OR], 1.027; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.002-1.054, p=0.034), arterial catheter administration (OR, 2.508; 95% Cl, 1.062-5.920, p=0.036), vancomycin (OR, 2.882; 95% Cl, 1.130-7.349, p=0.027), piperacillin-tazobactam (OR, 6.425; 95% Cl, 2.187-18.875, p=0.001), and imipenem (OR, 3.580; 95% Cl, 1.252-10.245, p=0.017) treatment within the 14 days before isolation of IRPA were independently associated with imipenem resistance. It was concluded that treatment with imipenem, vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam were major risk factors for IRPA infections in hospitalized patients. The nosocomial occurrence of IRPA was also strongly related to the duration of hospital stay, arterial catheter administration.