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SG-APSIC1102: Antimicrobial resistance and related factors in an intensive care unit—A study at Hue Central Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 March 2023

Tan Dang
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Mi Ho Thihoa
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Vo Dai Quyen
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Tran Chi Thanh
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Mai Van Tuan
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Nguyen Thithanh Nhan
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Le Diem Phuoc
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Ha Thithuan
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Hoang Thiquynh Nhi
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Tran Thanh Thuy
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Nguyen Van Thanh Toan
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam
Hoang Thilan Huong
Affiliation:
Hue Central Hospital, Hue City, Vietnam

Abstract

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Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a major concern in Vietnam, mainly due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. Appropriate antibiotic management enables us to minimize the likelihood of antibiotic resistance and the spread of resistant bacteria. We evaluated vancomycin and colistin resistance and related factors in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Hue Central Hospital, a national hospital in central Vietnam. Methods: Using a cross-sectional descriptive study, we enrolled 362 patients who were prescribed antibiotics and were admitted to the ICU in 2019. Pathogens isolated from 473 routine clinical samples were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing following the recommendations in the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute M100, 28th Edition. Colistin testing was performed using the broth microdilution method. Statistical significance was determined using the Fisher exact test. Results: The most commonly identified microorganisms were Acinetobacter baumannii (31.5%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (31.2%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12%), and Staphylococcus aureus (8.9%). All isolates of A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae, and P. aeruginosa tested with colistin were nonresistant. Moreover, >65% of A. baumannii isolates were resistant to all antibiotics except colistin. S. aureus had the highest resistance rate to erythromycin (80.6%), but no vancomycin-resistant isolates were identified. Factors associated with resistance to at least 1 antibiotic tested included length of stay (OR, 5.32; 95% CI, 1.47–19.17; P = .017), duration of antibiotics therapy (OR, 5.25; 95% CI, 1.46–18.95; P = .017), and the use of tracheal intubation and ventilator (OR, 3.08; 95% CI, 1.09–8.72; P = .038). Conclusions: These data indicated that although the vancomycin and colistin resistance rate is low, patients with longer length of stay, longer time on antibiotics, and invasive ventilation were at higher risk of AMR infection. Decreasing device use and strong antibiotic stewardship program at the hospital would help to reduce AMR infections.

Type
Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) Organisms
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