{"title":"COVID-19 Pandemisi Öncesi ve Döneminde Yoğun Bakım Ünitesinde Takip Edilen Hastaların Kan Kültürü İzolatlarının Tür Dağılımı ve Antibiyotik Duyarlılıklarının Değerlendirilmesi: Retrospektif, Tek Merkez Analizi","authors":"Kadir Arslan, A. Şahin","doi":"10.38175/phnx.1222179","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: This study aims to identify the microorganism species isolated from blood cultures of patients hospitalized in the ICU of a tertiary center before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate their antibiotic susceptibility. \nMaterial and Methods: Patients hospitalized in the ICU two years before and after the COVID-19 pandemic between March 15, 2019, and March 15, 2021, were divided into two groups, and their blood cultures were evaluated retrospectively. Isolated microorganisms and their antibiotic susceptibility were analyzed. \nResults: A total of 1282 patients' blood cultures were analyzed, and demographic data were similar between groups. Blood culture growth was detected in 39.6% (n=202) of the patients in the pre-pandemic period and 41% (n=317) in the pandemic period. Gram-positive bacteria were isolated in 71.3%, gram-negative bacteria in 21.6%, and Candida spp. in 7.1% of the population. Klebsiella spp. was significantly higher, and Enterococcus spp. was significantly lower in blood cultures during the pandemic. In the COVID-19 period, although not significant, a decrease in antibiotic susceptibility was detected for Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella spp., E.coli, Enterobacter spp. and Pseudomonas spp. There was a statistically significant decrease in susceptibility to teicoplanin and linezolid in coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). During the pandemic, 57.6% (n=172) of the patients were positive for COVID-19. In COVID-19-positive patients, while Candida spp. was significantly higher, no decrease in antifungal susceptibility was detected. \nConclusion: During the pandemic, antibiotic susceptibility to gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms decreased. Although there was a significant increase in Candida spp. rates in COVID-19-positive patients, there was no decrease in their antifungal susceptibility.","PeriodicalId":134281,"journal":{"name":"Phoenix Medical Journal","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Phoenix Medical Journal","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.38175/phnx.1222179","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
COVID-19 Pandemisi Öncesi ve Döneminde Yoğun Bakım Ünitesinde Takip Edilen Hastaların Kan Kültürü İzolatlarının Tür Dağılımı ve Antibiyotik Duyarlılıklarının Değerlendirilmesi: Retrospektif, Tek Merkez Analizi
Introduction: This study aims to identify the microorganism species isolated from blood cultures of patients hospitalized in the ICU of a tertiary center before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate their antibiotic susceptibility.
Material and Methods: Patients hospitalized in the ICU two years before and after the COVID-19 pandemic between March 15, 2019, and March 15, 2021, were divided into two groups, and their blood cultures were evaluated retrospectively. Isolated microorganisms and their antibiotic susceptibility were analyzed.
Results: A total of 1282 patients' blood cultures were analyzed, and demographic data were similar between groups. Blood culture growth was detected in 39.6% (n=202) of the patients in the pre-pandemic period and 41% (n=317) in the pandemic period. Gram-positive bacteria were isolated in 71.3%, gram-negative bacteria in 21.6%, and Candida spp. in 7.1% of the population. Klebsiella spp. was significantly higher, and Enterococcus spp. was significantly lower in blood cultures during the pandemic. In the COVID-19 period, although not significant, a decrease in antibiotic susceptibility was detected for Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella spp., E.coli, Enterobacter spp. and Pseudomonas spp. There was a statistically significant decrease in susceptibility to teicoplanin and linezolid in coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). During the pandemic, 57.6% (n=172) of the patients were positive for COVID-19. In COVID-19-positive patients, while Candida spp. was significantly higher, no decrease in antifungal susceptibility was detected.
Conclusion: During the pandemic, antibiotic susceptibility to gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms decreased. Although there was a significant increase in Candida spp. rates in COVID-19-positive patients, there was no decrease in their antifungal susceptibility.