Analysis of pathogenic distribution and drug resistance of catheter-related blood stream infection in hemodialysis patients with vein tunneled cuffed catheter

• Main Authors: Wei Ren, Jun Jiang, Yan Wang, Yan Jin, Yuan Fang, Chen Zhao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
• Series: European Journal of Inflammation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1177/20587392211000887

The catheter related blood stream infections (CRBSI) in hemodialysis (HD) patients with vein tunneled cuffed catheter (TCC) and misuse of antibiotic in clinical practice seriously affected the prognosis of MHD patients. The present study aimed to investigate the pathogen distribution and drug resistance of CRBSI in HD patients with TCC to guide clinical empirical pharmacy. The clinical data of 75 HD patients with TCC diagnosed with CRBSI between January 2011 and March 2015 were retrospectively collected, and the distribution and drug resistance of pathogens were analyzed. In 75 HD patients with TCC diagnosed with CRBSI, there were 33 patients with positive blood culture, and the positive rate of blood culture was 44%. The majority of the 33 pathogens were Gram-positive bacteria (22 strains, accounting for 66.7%). Gram-positive cocci hardly resisted to vancomycin and linezolid, while the resistance rate to penicillin G nearly reached to 100%. Gram-negative bacilli had low resistance rates to carbapenems and quinolone antibiotics, and the resistance rate to cephalosporins antibioticsexceeding 50%. The positive rate of blood culture in 75 HD patients with TCC diagnosed with CRBSI is low. The pathogens resulting in CRBSI in HD patients are mainly Gram-positive bacteria which are significantly resistant to penicillin G, and have a low resistance rate to methicillin. Gram-negative bacteria have high resistance rates to commonly used antibiotics. The pathogen examination should be performed as early as possible and effective antibiotics should be chosen according to drug sensitivity test results in CRBSI in HD patients.