Table 4 Characteristics of neonates with catheter-related bloodstream infection in pre- and post-intervention periods in Hung Vuong Hospital, Vietnam
Characteristics | Pre-intervention cases (n = 53) | Post-intervention cases (n = 32) | Total (n = 85) |
|---|---|---|---|
Types of cases diagnosed blood stream infections by case definitions (BSI, n, %) | |||
Laboratory-confirmed BSI | 20 (37.7) | 5 (15.6) | 25 (29.4) |
Clinical and common skin contaminant BSI | 13 (24.5) | 10 (31.2) | 23 (27.1) |
Clinical BSI | 20 (37.7) | 17 (53.1) | 37 (43.5) |
Fever > 38 °C (n, %) | 5 (9.4) | 2 (6.2) | 7 (8.2) |
Apnea (n, %) | 21 (39.6) | 16 (50.0) | 37 (43.5) |
Bradycardia (n, %) | 7 (13.2) | 3 (9.4) | 10 (11.8) |
Positive blood culture (n, %) | 33 (62.3) | 15 (55.6) | 48 (60.0) |
Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 10 (30.3) | 2 (13.3) | 12 (25.0) |
Enterobacter (aerogenes, gergoviae, spp.) | 10 (30.3) | 8 (53.3) | 18 (37.5) |
Escherichia coli | 10 (30.3) | 3 (20.0) | 13 (27.1) |
Acinetobacter spp. | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.2) |
Escherichia vulneris | 1 (3.0) | 1 (6.7) | 2 (4.2) |
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (2.1) |
Episodes of hospital-acquired infection (mean, SD) | 1.47 ± 0.67 | 1.19 ± 0.59 | 1.36 ± 0.65 |
Status of discharge of cases (n, %) | |||
Death | 20 (37.7) | 11 (34.4) | 31 (36.5) |
Cured | 30 (56.6) | 20 (62.5) | 50 (58.8) |
Transferred | 3 (5.7) | 1 (3.1) | 4 (4.7) |
Days from intravenous catheter insertion to diagnosis (mean, SD) | 7.11 ± 5.45 | 6.34 ± 3.36 | 6.82 ± 4.76 |
Days of hospitalization (mean, SD) | 33.9 ± 39.2 | 30.3 ± 18.8 | 32.5 ± 32.9 |