Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a distinct clinical entity characterized
by an onset after 48 hours of the application of mechanical ventilation (MV). Protocols exist …

Introduction: Although national surveillance data suggests that the incidence of ventilator
associated pneumonia (VAP) is down-trending, it remains one of the most commonly …

Obtaining precise etiological information regarding causative bacteria is important for the
proper use of antimicrobials in hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), which is associated with …

Hospital acquired infection (HAI) is one of the most frequent adverse event in healthcare
worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of patients annually. In both developed and …

Background: Hospital acquired infections are major public health concerns throughout the
world, contributing to increased morbidity, mortality, and health cost. Hospitals are the main …

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common infectious disease with
high morbidity and mortality. The goal of this study was to evaluate the factors affecting the …

Abstract EU-VAP/CAP is the largest observational, multicenter, international study
conducted in Europe, focusing on severe pneumonia in the intensive care unit. It provided …

Las neumonías relacionadas con la ventilación mecánica (NVM) son una de las infecciones
más frecuentes y graves en los pacientes críticos ingresados en los Servicios o Unidades …

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of etiologic bacteria of hospital-acquired pneumonia
(HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolated …

An analytical observational study of case and control type was performed in patients with
early in-hospital pneumonia, who were admitted with the diagnosis of spontaneous …