Intensive care unit bugs in India: how do they differ from the Western world?

D Chaudhry, B Prajapat - The Journal of Association of Chest …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Infections continue to play a significant role in the overall global mortality and disability more
so in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and plague developing countries more intensively. The …

Burden of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in Hospitalized Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Nepal

SK Yadav, R Bhujel, P Hamal, SK Mishra… - Infection and drug …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a significant multidrug-resistant
(MDR) nosocomial pathogen worldwide and is responsible for various healthcare …

[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 …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in India: role of multi-drug resistant pathogens

NM Joseph, S Sistla, TK Dutta, AS Badhe… - The Journal of Infection …, 2010 - jidc.org
Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive-care-
unit (ICU)-acquired infection. The aetiology of VAP varies with different patient populations …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial profile of early and late onset ventilator associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, India

S Golia, KT Sangeetha, CL Vasudha - Journal of clinical and …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), an important form of hospital-acquired
pneumonia (HAP), specifically refers to pneumonia developing in a patient on mechanical …

Longer duration of mechanical ventilation was found to be associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia in children aged 1 month to 12 years in India

S Awasthi, M Tahazzul, A Ambast, YC Govil… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To determine primarily (1) the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia
(VAP) among ventilated patients aged 1 month to 12 years and secondarily (2) the risk …

Effect of ICU quality control indicators on VAP incidence rate and mortality: a retrospective study of 1267 hospitals in China

X Ding, X Ma, S Gao, L Su, G Shan, Y Hu, J Chen… - Critical Care, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the effects of ICU quality control indicators on the VAP incidence rate
and mortality in China throughout 2019. Methods This was a retrospective study. A total of …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence, bacteriology, and clinical outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia at tertiary care hospital

HV Patil, VC Patil - Journal of natural science, biology, and …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent Intensive Care
Unit acquired infection. Aims: The aim is to determine the incidence, bacteriology and factors …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: A persistent healthcare problem in Indian Intensive Care Units!

AS Mathai, A Phillips, R Isaac - Lung India, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial
infection acquired by patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). However, there are scarce …

Ventilator associated pneumonia in a medical intensive care unit: Microbial aetiology, susceptibility patterns of isolated microorganisms and outcome

V Goel, SA Hogade, SG Karadesai - Indian journal of anaesthesia, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication of
ventilatory support for patients with acute respiratory failure and is associated with increased …