Prevalence of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) in Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections(CAUTI) with special reference to biofilm formation
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Enterococci have been recognized as an important cause of hospitalacquired infections They are currently the second most common organisms recovered from nosocomial urinary tract infection Emergence of Vancomycin resistance has been a threat in the hospital settings Biofilm formation is also an important virulence factor contributing to drug resistanceAim To know the prevalence of VRE in device infections CAUTI and role of biofilm formation in the associations of CAUTIMaterials and Methods Total 100 CatheterAssociated Urinary Tract Infection CAUTI cases were included Controls comprised of 50 cases of UTI but noncatheterized Bacteriological identification and susceptilibity testing were done as per standard protocolResults Overall culture positivity in CAUTI was 32 Enterococci 4062 were the predominant pathogens followed by Ecoli 3750 VRE prevalence in current study was 1875 Strong biofilms were mainly produced by resistant isolates3076 Biofilm formation by VRE was statistically significant p value 001124 VRE infection was also more common in CAUTI p value 0000019 Conclusion VRE detection and its control entail an aggressive approach which involves strict adherence to standard infection control practices by the hospital personnel Role of the Microbiology Laboratory plays important role in the Detection Reporting and Control of VRE Collaboration between the laboratory and the infectioncontrol program will definitely play an important role in thisKeywords Enterococci VRE CAUTI Biofilm
Authors and Affiliations
Vijay Kulkarni, Aparajeet Walawalkar, Shilpa Putta, Apurva Gandhi, Neeta Jangale
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