Research Article

Incidence of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Evaluation of Bundle Prevention in Two Intensive Care Units in Central Brazil

Table 5

Characterization of the microorganisms identified in culture for diagnosis of CVC-BSIs.

MicroorganismsAll (n = 39)Adult ICU (n = 32)Pediatric ICU (n = 7)

Gram-positive12 (30.8)10 (31.2)2 (28.6)
Staphylococcus aureus6 (15.4)2 (12.5)2 (28.6)
Staphylococcus epidermidis3 (7.7)3 (9.4)-
Staphylococcus coagulase  negativos1 (2.6)1 (3.1)-
Enterococcus faecalis2 (5.1)2 (6.2)-
Streptococcus salivarius1 (2.6)1 (3.1)-
Gram-negative24 (61.8)20 (62.5)4 (57.1)
Pseudomonas auruginosa11 (28.2)8 (25.0)3 (42.9)
Acinetobacter spp.5 (12.8)5 (15.6)-
Enterobacter spp.5 (12.8)3 (9.4)2 (28.6)
Klebsiella pneumoniae5 (12.8)5 (15.6)-
ESBL Klebsiella1 (2.6)1 (3.1)-
Achromobacter xylosoxidans1 (2.6)1 (3.1)-
Fungi4 (10.3)3 (9.4)1 (14.3)
Candida albicans2 (5.1)1 (3.1)1 (14.3)
Candida não albicans3 (7.7)3 (9.4)-

ICU: Intensive Care Unit.