Journal of Clinical Anesthesia and Research
- ISSN: 2577-3003
Tshibangu Odon, Mbombo Wilfrid, Edjokola Alphonse, Ilunga Jean-Pierre, N�??sinabau Raïs, Mboloko Yves, Longo Benjamin and Buassa Baudouin, Nas Ntambwe, Ezra Good, If Chickens and Treasure Door
Introduction: Nosocomial infections pose a real public health problem due to their frequency, severity and high socio-economic cost. They constitute a socio-economic and health burden for patients and families. Patients in intensive care are the most exposed.
Objective: The objective of our study was to evaluate the extent of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit of the provincial general reference hospital in Kinshasa.
Material and methods: This was a descriptive, analytical and observational study using standard medical bacteriology techniques which took place from February 22, 2017 to February 22, 2018 in the HPGRK intensive care unit.
Results: The study included 80 patients with an average age of 35.8 years, predominantly female [with a ratio of 1.35]. The frequency of nosocomial infection in intensive care was 13.75%; the duration of onset of infection varied from 3 to 24 days of hospitalization. We isolated 16 germs in these 80 samples taken from patients, the main ones being Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Surgical site infections [SSI] were the most frequent with 43.48% followed
by urinary infections with 34.78% and finally bacterial blood infections 21.74%. Ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin showed a
high rate of sensitivity.
Conclusion: Nosocomial Infections at the Provincial General Reference Hospital of Kinshasa are very common and constitute a real health problem in our hospitals.