Prevalence of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria cases at admission in a multispeciality hospital

• .Patients records were reviewed with a focus on results of blood culture analysis. • Increase in MDR Gram-negative bacteria cases from Jan 2012 to June 2014. • Antimicrobial Stewardship programs should begin at primary and secondary health care centers. The prevalence of drug-resistant cases is increasing globally. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of cases of blood culture positive for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) at the time of admission, i.e. within 24 h of admission to hospital from primary or secondary care centres. This record-based retrospective cross-sectional study was designed to analyze MDR-GNB-positive cases at Fortis Hospital, Mumbai, India. Fortis Hospital is a 500-bed referral tertiary care centre. An increase of MDR-GNB was seen from January 2012 to June 2014 in the hospital. A retrospective analysis of blood culture GNB-positive samples was performed to evaluate MDR-GNB-positive cases at admission. The total number of positive blood cultures in January to December 2012, January to December 2013 and January to June 2014 were 221, 236 and 116, respectively, with 77.83%, 79.66% and 69.83% GNB-positive. Total MDR-GNB-positive cases were 26.16%, 32.98% and 33.33%, respectively, and amongst these MDR-GNB, 22%, 32% and 37% where positive at time of admission to the hospital. The MDR-GNB were Escherichia coli , Klebsiella , Acinetobacter , Pseudomonas and Enterobacter . MDR-GNB blood cultures positive at admission rose from January 2012 to June 2014 and hence there is an urgent need for possible contact isolation of all patients coming from primary and secondary to tertiary health care centres which should be made compulsory until screening rules out MDR-GNB to prevent spread of MDR organisms in the hospital.