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CATHETER-ASSOCIATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AFTER CAESAREAN SECTION IN UKRAINE: RESULTS A MULTICENTER STUDY
Aidyn G Salmanov1, Volodymyr Artyomenko2, Olena M Susidko3
1SHUPYK NATIONAL HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE; INSTITUTE OF PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES OF UKRAINE, KYIV, UKRAINE.
Objective:
The aim: To obtain the first national estimates of the current prevalence rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) after caesarean section (CSEC) and antimicrobial resistance of causing pathogens in Ukraine.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: Prospective multicentre surveillance was conducted from January 2020 to December 2022 in 15 women hospitals of Ukraine. Definitions of CAUTIs were adapted from the CDC/NHSN. Antibiotic susceptibility was done by the disc diffusion test as recommended by European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing guidelines.
Results:
Results: A total of 15,892 catheterized women undergoing primary CSEC and 13.6% CAUTI were identified. The most common uropathogen was Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, and Enterococcus species followed by Providencia stuartii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Many uropathogens isolated from CAUTI cases were found to be multidrug resistant.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: This study showed that CAUTIs in catheterized women undergoing primary CSEC in Ukraine is a common occurrence and many cases are caused by pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics. Optimizing the management and empirical antimicrobial therapy may reduce the burden of CAUTIs in catheterized women undergoing primary CSEC, but prevention is the key element.
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