Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection at a tertiary referral hospital for children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study describes the disease burden, clinical characteristics, antibiotic management, impact of multidrug resistance and outcome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bloodstream infection (PABSI) among children admitted to a tertiary referral hospital for children in Cape Town, South Africa.

Methods

A retrospective descriptive study was conducted at a paediatric referral hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. Demographic and clinical details, antibiotic management and patient outcome information were extracted from medical and laboratory records. Antibiotic susceptibility results of identified organisms were obtained from the National Health Laboratory Service database.

Results

The incidence risk of PABSI was 5.4 (95% CI: 4.34-6.54) PABSI episodes / 10,000 hospital

SUBMITTER: Dame JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541237 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature