Healthcare Associated Infection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of King Abdl Aziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, KSA

A. K. Al-Zahrani, E. M. Eed, A. A. Alsulaimani, S. H. Abbadi

Associate Prof. Medical College, Consultant Pediatrician & Neonatologist, Taif University, Taif, KSA.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Menoufia University, Egypt and College of Applied Medical Sciences Taif University, Taif, KSA.
Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Suez Canal University, Egypt and College of Medicine, Taif University, KSA.
Department Pediatrics, College of Medicine Taif University, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, KSA.

DOI: 10.4236/aid.2013.34046                

Abstract

Healthcare-associated infection is a common problem of newborn in neonatal intensive care units. It results in high mortality rate and serious complications. The Aim: to assess the incidence, etiology and the mortality of healthcareassociated infections of patients in neonatal intensive care unit at King Abdl Aziz Specialist Hospital (KAASH), Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Material and Methods: This is a retrospective study including 8033 neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit during period between April, 2006 and December, 2012. The health-care associated infection rate, mortality rate, causative organism and risk factors were studied. Results: The prevalence of health-care associated infection was found to be 6.03%; the mortality rate was 27.1%. The highest prevalence was among children with the birth weight below 1000 g. The most frequent causative pathogen was klebseilla spp, followed by other gram negative bacilli. Conclusion: The rate of healthcare-associated infections in neonatal intensive care unit at KAASH was relatively high. In addition, the mortality rate was observed to be high (27.1%) owing to the high virulence of the causative organisms.

Keywords

Healthcare-Associated Infection; Newborn; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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