A Cross-Sectional Study of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

CRBSI among our study participants was mainly caused by <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>, <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>, <i>Burkholderia cepacia</i>, <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, and <i>Candida tropicalis</i>. The Gram-negative bacteria were highly susceptible to tigecycline. <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> specimens demonstrated their sensitivity to vancomycin, linezolid, and daptomycin. The <i>Candida tropicalis</i> specimens were sensitive to echinocandins. We suggest further studies with more participants to investigate the pathogens causing CRBSI and their AST patterns.