INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF MEDICINE SECTION: INFECTIOUS DISEASES ISSN: 1755-7682 International Medical Society http://imedicalsociety.org 1 2017 Vol. 10 No. 128 doi: 10.3823/2398 © Under License of Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License This article is available at: www.intarchmed.com and www.medbrary.com Abstract Objective: To identify the prevalence of bloodstream infection asso- ciated with the Catheter related Blood stream infections in patients of the Intensive Care Unit, and the characteristics of its use and handling. Methods: Descriptive and transversal study with a sample of 88 participants. Data were collected through the observational method and the records in the medical records. The absolute and relative fre- quencies were used for data analysis. Results: 73.86% of the patients had central venous access in the sub- clavian vein, 100% used double lumen Catheter related Blood stream infections, 0.5% chlorhexidine solution for skin antisepsis, dressing coverage is performed mostly with Sterile gauze and tape, with a daily exchange. The rate of infection related to the use of the Cathe- ter related Blood stream infections was (6.81%). The most infused pharmacological drugs were antimicrobials (69.32%). Conclusion: The study showed that care with central venous ac- cesses is performed according to recommendations for prevention of bloodstream infection related to the use of these devices. The infec- tion rate is close to the standards found in the literature. Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections in Patients of the Intensive Care Unit ORIGINAL Ana Carolina Coimbra de Castro 1 , Odinéa Maria Amorim Batista 2 , Maria Eliete Batista Moura 3 , Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira 4 Layze Braz de Oliveira 5 , Lidya Tolstenko Nogueira 6 , Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo 6 1 Nurse. Federal University of Piaui. Teresina (PI), Brasil. 2 Nurse. Master in Nursing. Professor, Department of Nursing, Federal University of Piauí. Teresina (PI), Brasil. 3 Enfermeira PhD in Nursing. Professor of the Postgraduate Nursing Program of the Federal University of Piauí. Teresina (PI), Brasil. 4 Nurse. PhD in Sciences. Professor, Department of Nursing, Federal University of Piauí. Teresina (PI), Brasil. 5 Nurse. Master student in nursing from the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing. Ribeirão Preto(SP), Brasil. 6 Nurse. PhD in Nursing. Professor of the Post-Graduate Program in Nursing at the Federal University of Piauí. Teresina (PI), Brasil. Contact information: Layze Braz de Oliveira.  layzebraz@usp.br Keywords Central Venous Catheterization; Hospital Infection; Intensive Care Unit; Risk Factors; Catheter-Related Infection. brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by International Archives of Medicine (E-Journal)