Infections and antimicrobial resistance in an adult intensive care unit in a Brazilian hospital and the influence of drug resistance on the thirty-day mortality among patients with bloodstream infections.

Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the incidence of health care-associated infections (HCAIs) and identify the main resistant microorganisms in intensive care unit (ICU) patients in a Brazilian university hospital.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a Brazilian teaching hospital between 2012 and 2014.

Results: Overall, 81.