Catheter-associated urinary tract infections in adult intensive care units at a selected tertiary hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection is the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. They remain the second most common healthcare-associated infection in critically sick patients.

Objective

To determine the prevalence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection, the spectrum of etiological agents, antibiotic sensitivity profile of bacterial pathogens among adult patients admitted to intensive care units.

Materials and methods

Patients admitted to the intensive care unit of hospitals in Addis Ababa who were on urethral indwelling catheters for >48 hours from October 2020 to September 2021 were included in the study. Urine specimens were aseptically collected and processed as per standard protocols. Microorganisms were isolated, identified, a

SUBMITTER: Bizuayehu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8939826 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature