Stroke-associated Infection:382 Serial Case Study
- VernacularTitle:脑卒中患者卒中相关性感染临床分析
- Author:
Jun CHEN
;
Guangli YU
;
Yuxin XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
stroke, stroke-associated infection(SAI), risk factors, mortality
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2008;14(9):831-832
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the incidence,risk factors and prognosis of stroke-associated infection(SAI) in acute stroke patients.Methods 382 serial acute cerebral stroke patients were retrospectively surveyed.Results The incidence of SAI was 29.3% in all cases,mainly involved lower respiratory tract(63.0%) and urinary tract(28.4%).Escherichia coli,Coagulase negative staph and Streptococcus viridans were the main pathogenic organisms.Developments of SAI were closely related with aging,diabetes mellitus,the application of antimicrobial agents and invasive procedure.The mortality was 10.7%(12/112) in the cases with SAI,but 1.9%(5/270) in the cases without SAI.Conclusion SAI is caused by various factors in acute stroke patients.Controlling SAI can help to succeed in treating stroke.
