Nosocomial Infections from Intravenous Catheter

Pathogenesis and prevention of intravenous catheter infections.

Intravenous (iv) catheters are used frequently in hospitalized patients today. The most common complication of iv therapy is infection. Several studies (1-3) have reported the incidence of bacterial colonization of iv devices to range from 30 to 78%. In these reports, the local application of neomycin-polymyxin-bacitracin ointment to the insertion site did not produce uniform results in prevent...

Catheter-related urinary nosocomial infections in intensive care units: An epidemiologic study in North of Iran

Background: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of nosocomial catheter- associated UTI and its related factors in hospitalized patients in intensive care units of hospitals affiliated to Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, in 2014. Methods: This cross-sectional study was cond...

[Investigation of biofilm-associated antibiotic susceptibilities of methicillin-resistant staphylococci isolated from catheter-related nosocomial infections].

Risks for development of local and/or systemic infections are the most important complications of catheters that are widely used during hospitalization process. The aims of this study were to investigate and compare the antibiotic susceptibilities of methicillin-resistant staphylococci isolated from catheters, in planktonic and biofilm forms, and to evaluate the antimicrobial effects of antibio...

Nosocomial Infections: The Definition Criteria

Nosocomial Infections with Aeromonas hydrophila from Leeches.

The manner in which leeches are maintained before they are used for therapy has not been studied as a factor contributing to nosocomial infections. A 5-year retrospective survey of Aeromonas hydrophila nosocomial infections at a hospital in Marseille, France, revealed infections in 5 (4.1%) of an estimated 122 patients treated with leeches in the Hand Surgery Unit and 2 (2.4%) of an estimated 8...