PREVALENCE OF CATHETER RELATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION IN ADULT ICU PATIENTS : A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY WITH COMPARISON BETWEEN AUTOMATED & CONVENTIONAL BLOOD CULTURE METHODS FOR DETECTION.

Abstract

Introduction CVC catheterization is often associated with serious infectious complications, mostly catheter related bloodstream infections (CRBSI), resulting in significant morbidity, increased duration of hospitalization and additional medical costs. Patients with CVCs are at risk of developing local as well as systemic infectious complications like local insertion-site infection, CRBSI, septic thrombophlebitis, endocarditis and other metastatic infections. This study aims to determine the prevalence, microbial profile, associated risk factors, AST pattern with comparison of automated & conventional blood culture methods for detection of central venous catheter related blood stream infection in adult ICU patients.