BACKGROUND/AIM: Because @entity1 in intensive care units usully have an urinary catheter, the risk of @entity293 for these @entity1 is higher than in other @entity1 . The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and causative microrganisms in @entity1 with catheter-associated @entity293 (CAUTI) in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) during a 6-year period. METHODS: All data were collected during prospective surveillance conducted from 2006 to 2011 in the SICU, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia. This case control study was performed in @entity1 with @entity580 recorded during surveillance. The cases with CAUTIs were identified using the definition of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The control group consisted of @entity1 with other @entity580 who did not fulfill criteria for CAUTIs according to case definition. Results. We surveyed 1,369 @entity1 representing 13,761 @entity1 days. There were a total of 226 @entity1 with @entity580 in the SICU. Of these @entity1 , 64 had CAUTIs as defined in this study, and 162 met the criteria for the control group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified two risk factors independently associated to CAUTIs: the duration of having an indwelling catheter (OR = 1.014; 95% CI 1.005-1.024; p = 0.003) and female gender (OR = 2.377; 95% CI 1.278-4.421; p = 0.006). Overall 71 pathogens were isolated from the urine culture of 64 @entity1 with CAUTIs. Candida spp. (28.2%), @entity796 (18.3%) and @entity4005 spp. (15.5%) were the most frequently isolated microorganisms. CONCLUSIONS: The risk factors and causative microrganisms considering CAUTIs in the SICU must be considered in of planning CAUTIs prevention in this setting.

Catheter-associated XXXX in a surgical intensive care unit.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity796 :: ('287', 'Species') :: ['Pseudomonas aeruginosa'] @entity4005 :: ('MESH:D007710', 'Disease') :: ['Klebsiella'] @entity293 :: ('MESH:D014552', 'Disease') :: ['urinary tract infection'] @entity580 :: ('MESH:D003428', 'Disease') :: ['nosocomial infections']
@entity293 :: (MESH:D014552,Disease) :: ['urinary tract infection']
