This study reported an annual bloodstream infection incidence rate of up to 132 patients per 1,000 intensive care unit admissions.
There was 10 days mean time of intensive care unit stay before developing a bloodstream infection event.
Gram-negative bacilli and coagulase-negative staphylococci accounted for most bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.
Carbapenem-resistant phenotype was observed in up to 84% of Klebsiella pneumoniae strains.
Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections and heart disease are significantly associated with higher intensive care unit mortality.