Characteristics of the etiological structure of infection associated with the provision of medical care in a multi-specialty hospital

Epidemiological data on infections associated with medical care in surgical hospitals are presented. The features of the epidemic process of infections associated with Klebsiella spp. were studied among the patients of surgical profile. The study of the etiological structure in hemocultures in 33% of cases revealed the predominance of Klebsiella spp. In patients with a surgical profile, the incidence of Klebsiella spp. has increased over the past 10 years in wound content from 0,4 to 8,3% and in 7,7% of cases - in hemocultures. Significant resistance of Klebsiella spp. strains was detected currently used in the clinical practice of surgical hospitals antibacterial drugs. The highest sensitivity among Klebsiella spp. strains antimicrobial resistance was detected in the group of carbapenems. The structure of the epidemic process of infections caused by Klebsiella spp. is considered among patients of surgical clinics in 2018. In 32% of cases, the infectious process was localized in the lower respiratory tract, in 25% of cases - in the urinary tract, in 22% of cases - in the blood and in 21% of cases - in the area of surgical intervention. The results obtained do not differ significantly from the data obtained in other medical organizations in the country. The need for a comprehensive approach to microbiological monitoring and the appointment of antibacterial therapy for infections associated with the provision of medical care in surgical hospitals has been established. For example, the «Strategy for controlling antibacterial therapy» developed by the Russian Association of specialists in surgical infections, which is well-established in several dozen large hospitals in the country, is being more widely introduced into medical practice.

Klebsiella spp, infections associated with medical care, infections in the field of surgical intervention, antibacterial therapy, resistance and sensitivity to antibacterial drugs, microbiological monitoring, carbapenems, control strategy for antibacterial therapy, Klebsiella spp