Determinación de los microorganismos más comunes y factores de riesgo en la infección de catéteres periféricos en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, Cuenca 2004-2005

Abstract

The determination of the most common microorganisms and risk factors for the infection of peripheral catheters, are of great importance due to the high prevalence of infection of these hospitals. This situation favors greater frequency of infections, increased hospital costs, longer periods of hospitalization and additional treatment. The study was descriptive, in the period March-May 2005 and 75 muestyras catheter tip is obtained, risk factors (age, gender, length of stay of catheter placement service) included tips were cultured catheter and microorganism identification tests were performed. The prevalence of infection in the population studied was 32. Existing statistical significance at the time of the catheter and infection, the 70de patients who remained with peripheral vein for more than 72 hours were infected (p> 0.05), also He found that the greater the age of the older patient is the possibility of infection with a 53de prevalence in those over 60 years (p 0.035). The most common microorganisms were coagulase-negative staphylococci (62.5), coagulase positive Staphylococcus (20.8) and other 16.7). Which is consistent with other studies on this topic