Prevalencia de bacteriemia y sus complicaciones por Staphylococcus Aureus en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital Roberto Gilbert Elizalde en el período enero 2018 - diciembre 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a high-risk infection due to its capacity for infectious metastasis, complications, and mortality. The prevalence of the disease has been increasing as a result of medical technological advances and as a consequence the increase in nosocomial infections and those related to health care. The main objective of this research is to know the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Methods: An observational, retrospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out. All patients with a diagnosis of bacteremia with isolation of Staphylococcus aureus in blood culture treated at the Roberto Gilbert Elizalde Hospital in the period January 2018 - December 2019 were included in the study. Results: 86 patients were found, the average age was 2.98 years . In total, 80.2% of the patients had at least one complication. In 2018, a total of 15,946 patients were admitted and in 2019 a total of 16,232 patients. In the two years, 32,178 patients were admitted, of them 86 were reported with bacteremia due to S. aureus in two positive blood cultures, resulting in a prevalence of 0.26%. Conclusions: According to the results found, bacteremia due to S. aureus is a rare entity. Mortality is higher than that reported in other series, so a subsequent analysis of this point is of the utmost importance to identify the related risk factors, to design and implement preventive and corrective measures.