Frequency of isolation of pathogens from nosocomial bloodstream infection in a tertiary referral hospital in the United Arab Emirates

摘要

Data on antimicrobial resistance and patterns of nosocomial infection are lacking for the United Arab Emirates (UAE).1 From February 2001 to May 2002, we performed a surveillance study on nosocomial bloodstream infection in a tertiary referral hospital in the UAE. The laboratory and clinical data on all positive blood cultures were reviewed prospectively. Parameters used to define strains as clinically significant and representing true infection rather than contamination, included the identity of the microorganism, the presence of more than one blood culture with the same microorganism and the presence of the same microorganism as that found in the blood in another site.