Microbiological profile of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in tertiary Egyptian hospitals

AM Farag, MM Tawfick, MY Abozeed, EA Shaban… - The Journal of Infection …, 2020 - jidc.org
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the common serious
infectious diseases encountered in the intensive care unit (ICU), which highly affects the …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care intensive care unit: Analysis of incidence, risk factors and mortality

N Ranjan, U Chaudhary, D Chaudhry… - Indian journal of critical …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial
infection diagnosed in the intensive care unit (ICU) and in spite of advances in diagnostic …

Epidemiology and outcome of ventilator‐associated pneumonia in a heterogeneous ICU population in Qatar

HS Ali, FY Khan, S George, N Shaikh… - BioMed research …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. The purpose of this study is to collect data on epidemiology, microbiology, and
outcome of VAP in our ICUs for reevaluation of the therapeutic strategies. Methods. This …

[HTML][HTML] Ten-year surveillance study of ventilator-associated pneumonia at a tertiary care center in Lebanon

ZA Kanafani, A El Zakhem, N Zahreddine… - Journal of infection and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated with significant adverse
outcomes in critically-ill patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Systematic data …

Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as the major cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit patients at an infectious …

NTK Nhu, NPH Lan, JI Campbell… - Journal of medical …, 2014 - microbiologyresearch.org
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious healthcare-associated infection that
affects up to 30% of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter is the most common pathogen associated with late-onset and recurrent ventilator-associated pneumonia in an adult intensive care unit in Saudi …

A El-Saed, HH Balkhy, HM Al-Dorzi, R Khan… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The guidelines for initial empiric antimicrobial therapy for ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) are highly dependent on the type of causative pathogen and the time of …

[HTML][HTML] An assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonias and risk factors identified in the Intensive Care Unit

M Karatas, S Saylan, U Kostakoglu… - Pakistan journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant cause of hospital-related
infections, one that must be prevented due to its high morbidity and mortality. The purpose of …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: risk factors and outcome in a large general hospital

E Bouza, M Giannella, E Bunsow, MV Torres… - Journal of Hospital …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Data about risk factors and impact on outcome of methicillin-resistant S.
aureus (MRSA) in unselected patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are …

[HTML][HTML] Does this patient have VAP?

J Chastre, CE Luyt - Intensive care medicine, 2016 - Springer
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive care unit (ICU)-
acquired infection among patients on mechanical ventilation (MV). Because VAP leads to …

一起空调系统导致上呼吸道感染样军团病爆发的调查

马小燕, 王玉琴, 彭晓旻, 唐耀武, 楮天新… - 中华流行病学 …, 1998 - chinaepi.icdc.cn
1997 年6 月北京某写字楼员工发生一起上呼吸道感染样(上感洋) 疫情. 为查明爆发原因,
采用流行病学病例-对照调查研究方法, 分别对病例组, 对照组进行嗜肺军团菌(Lp) 抗体1~ 14 …