Bacteremia: A Rare Case Report from India.

Aerococci are fastidious, gram-positive -like organisms widely distributed in the hospital environment. is primarily an opportunistic pathogen. Very few cases of bacteremia have been reported so far probably because of its misidentification as streptococci.

Device-Associated Hospital-Acquired Infections: Does Active Surveillance With Bundle Care Offer a Pathway to Minimize Them?

Background and objective The prevalence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) is underreported in developing nations due to a lack of systematic active surveillance. This study reports the burden of device-associated HAIs (DA-HAIs) based on two years of active surveillance with in situ bundle care in closed intensive care units (ICUs) of a tertiary care hospital. Materials and methods A prospective surveillance study was carried out in 140-bedded ICUs (2,100-bed hospital) of a tertiary care private medical college hospital.

Impact of Care Bundle Implementation on Incidence of Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Comparative Study in the Intensive Care Units of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India.

Introduction: Implementation of evidence-based infection control practices is the need of the hour for every institute to reduce the device-associated infections, which directly reflects the quality of care. As catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common nosocomial infection, the study was planned to evaluate the impact of the catheter care bundle in reducing CAUTI incidence.

Material And Methods: The prospective interventional study before and after the trial study was carried out in adult intensive care units over a period of 9 months (April-June 2017-pre-implementation phase; July-September 2017-training of healthcare worker and implementation of catheter care bundle; October-December 2017-post-implementation phase).

Seroprevalence of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors by chemiluminescent assay in a tertiary care centre.

Introduction: Blood transfusion is a life saving measure, but also carries risk of transfusion transmitted infections (TTIs). In spite of improved donor screening, risk of transmission of TTIs still remains a major concern. Stringent screening of blood not only ensures safe supply of blood and blood products, but also gives us an idea about prevalence of TTIs among general population.

Evaluation of Ica Gene in Comparison with Phenotypic Methods for Detection of Biofilm Production by Coagulase Negative Staphylococci in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Background: Biofilm producing bacteria are responsible for several chronic infections and are difficult to treat as they show much greater resistance to antibiotics. The major virulence factor determining the pathogenicity of CoNS has now well defined and found to be biofilm production.

Objective: The study was conducted to isolate and characterize Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CoNS) and their ability to form biofilms was evaluated by phenotypic and genotypic methods.