Bacterial Profile And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns In Patients With Indwelling Urinary Catheters In Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. Abia State
ABSTRACT
indwelling
urinary catheters, although an essential component of modern medical care, are
also the leading cause of nosocomial infections in both acute and chronic care
facilities. Catheters provide microorganisms with direct access to the normally
sterile urinary tract, thereby predisposing to both bacteriuria and funguria
(Robert, 2008). Urinary tract infection (UTI) develops in 10% to 25% of
patients with short-term catheter use (-3% per catheter-day) and in essentially
all chronically catheterized patient. In the acute care setting, although
catheter- associated UTI (CAUTI) rarely ôauses urinary symptoms or fever, it is
associated with a I -3% incidence of bacteremia and with prolonged hospital
stays and increased costs. The associated morbidity and mortality arc major
drains on hospital resources. The overall' health care costs caused by urinary
catheter-related infections are sizable given how often urinary catheters are
used in acute care settings, extended care facilities, and in persons with
injured spinal cords (Saint and Chcnowcth, 2003). CAUTI also provides a
reservoir of resistant organisms for possible nosocomial spread. Inappropriate
and unrecognized catheter use is common and potentially avoidable. Urinary
tract infections associated with indwelling urethral catheterization have
become the most common cause of bacteriuria and related sepsis in hospitalized
patients. Further progress in the prevention of CAUTI requires a better
understnn of its pathogenesis. Bacteria may enter the bladder through
contamination of' : during insertion with the flora of' the distal urethra or
from bacteria ascending the outside or the inside of the catheter (Moges,
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IWU, O (2021). Bacterial Profile And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns In Patients With Indwelling Urinary Catheters In Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. Abia State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 16, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/bacterial-profile-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-in-patients-with-indwelling-urinary-catheters-in-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-abia-state-7-2
ODINAKACHUKWU, IWU. "Bacterial Profile And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns In Patients With Indwelling Urinary Catheters In Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 02 Jun. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/bacterial-profile-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-in-patients-with-indwelling-urinary-catheters-in-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
ODINAKACHUKWU, IWU. "Bacterial Profile And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns In Patients With Indwelling Urinary Catheters In Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. Abia State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 02 Jun. 2021. Web. 16 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/bacterial-profile-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-in-patients-with-indwelling-urinary-catheters-in-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-abia-state-7-2 >.
ODINAKACHUKWU, IWU. "Bacterial Profile And Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns In Patients With Indwelling Urinary Catheters In Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia. Abia State" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 16 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/bacterial-profile-and-antimicrobial-susceptibility-patterns-in-patients-with-indwelling-urinary-catheters-in-federal-medical-centre-umuahia-abia-state-7-2