Baseline assessment of intensive care-acquired XXXX surveillancein three adult intensive care units in Malaysia.

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BACKGROUND: @entity580 ( @entity580 ) have a serious impact on @entity1 outcomes in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). METHOD: A prospective cohort-targeted comprehensive surveillance study on NI associated with usage of devices was conducted in three ICUs in Malaysia using a developed NI surveillance form. @entity1 who developed @entity281 outside an ICU were excluded from the study. RESULTS: The device associated NI was 21.1%. The mean duration for development of NI was 10.0 +/- 7.44 days in ICU. The major device-associated @entity281 were @entity55 (18.7%) followed by @entity2259 (8.5%) and @entity293 (4.7%) respectively. NI incidence density rate was 20.6 per 1,000 @entity1 -days. @entity2259 , @entity293 ( @entity55 ) rates were 8.9, 4.7 and 20.5 per 1,000 @entity1 -days, respectively. Acinetobacter species, Klebseilla pneumoniae, @entity796 and @entity3256 -resistant @entity794 were the predominant pathogens isolated from the @entity580 subjects during the study period in the three ICUs. CONCLUSION: Analysis of the rate of the @entity580 associated with usage of devices in the three ICUs showed that it is highly correlated with the use of mechanical ventilation devices, followed by intravascular devices and usage of indwelling urinary catheters.
