Affiliation:
1. Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba; Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry Russian Academy of Sciences
2. Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba; Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry Russian Academy of Sciences; City Clinical Hospital No. 24 of the Moscow City Health Department
3. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry Russian Academy of Sciences; City Clinical Hospital No. 24 of the Moscow City Health Department
Abstract
Introduction. Nosocomial infections are a common complication in patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU). Microorganisms with multidrug resistance are one of the significant risk factors for death in this category of patients. Aim. To study structure of infectious agents in ICU patients and parameters of their antibiotic resistance. Materials and methods. Retrospective pharmacoepidemiological study of medical records of adult patients with infections diagnosed in ICU who were treated in City Clinical Hospital No. 24 of the Department of Health (Moscow, Russian Federation) in the period 08/20/2022 — 07/31/2023 (n=199). The analysis (gender, age of patients, localization of the infectious process, data on the structure of pathogens and sensitivity to antibacterial drugs) included records with data on bacterial culture ( n=141). Results. In the structure of pathogens detected in ICU patients, gram-negative microflora predominated (54 %). Among the pathogens with a clinically significant growth, leaders were K. pneumoniae (22 %), Candida spp. (20 %) and Staphylococcus spp. (19 %). K. pneumoniae was characterized by resistance to beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, and levofloxacin, the highest susceptibility was reported to colistin, 88.9 %. Candida spp. was overwhelmingly susceptible to all drugs used. Among Staphylococ caceae, S. aureus was the most common (70 % resistance to ampicillin and cefoxitin). Conclusion. In the structure of infectious agents detected in ICU patients, a predominance of ESKAPE pathogens (the most prognostically important microorganisms: Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp.) was observed, including K. pneumoniae, S. aureus, A. baumannii, P. aeruginosa. For all these microorganisms, except for Staphylococcaceae, a high level of antibiotic resistance was demonstrated.
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