PREVALENCE OF MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISMS IN VENTILATED-PATIENTS TREATED AT THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OF NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES

Thi Hai Ninh Tran, Thi Hoi Le, Thi Hoa Nguyen, Thi Huong Dang, Vu Trung Nguyen, Van Kinh Nguyen

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Objectives: To determine the prevalence of multi-drug resistant organisms in ventilated-patients at the Intensive care unit and assess the change in this prevalence during hospitalization.

Subjects and method: Prospective, cross-sectional descriptions study. Patients ≥ 18 years old, intubation/tracheostomy mechanical ventilated, were collectedtrachea-bronchial aspiration and faeces/rectal swabs specimenson admission and at each week during hospitalization for culture on selective media to detect multidrug-resistant organisms (VRE, CRE, ESBL enterobacteriae).


Result: 189 eligible patients were enrolled in the study. On admission, 64.5% of patients carry at least 1 multi-drug resistant organism in faeces/rectal swabs and 52.5% of patients carry at least 1 multi-drug resistant organism in respiratory specimens.This rate increased gradually during the hospital stay, respectively 84.1%; 91.0%; 92.7% at week 1, 2, 3 hospitalized for faeces/rectal swabs specimens and 72.5%; 85.7%; 86.7% at week 1,2,3 for respiratory specimens. ESBL enterobacteriae account for the highest percentage.


Conclusion: More than half of patients already have at least 1 multi-drug resistant organism on admission. This rate increased gradually during the hospital stay. ESBL enterobacteriae account for the highest percentage in both faeces/rectal swabs and trachea-bronchial aspiration specimens.

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