[HTML][HTML] Value of lower respiratory tract surveillance cultures to predict bacterial pathogens in ventilator-associated pneumonia: systematic review and diagnostic test …

N Brusselaers, S Labeau, D Vogelaers, S Blot - Intensive care medicine, 2013 - Springer
Purpose In ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), early appropriate antimicrobial therapy
may be hampered by involvement of multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. Methods A …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

The role of surveillance cultures in guiding ventilator-associated pneumonia therapy

CM Luna, I Bledel, A Raimondi - Current opinion in infectious …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The role of surveillance cultures in guiding ventilator-asso... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases The role of surveillance cultures in guiding ventilator-associated pneumonia therapy …

Antibiotic resistance and sensitivity pattern of Metallo-β-Lactamase Producing Gram-Negative Bacilli in ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit of a …

T Nusrat, N Akter, NAA Rahman, B Godman… - Hospital …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial
infection in intensive care units (ICU), accounting for 25% of all ICU infections. Antimicrobial …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilator associated pneumonia, incidence and risk factors in emergency intensive care unit Zagazig university hospitals

HA Othman, NM Gamil, AEM Elgazzar… - Egyptian Journal of Chest …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background VAP is a common complication in patients receiving mechanical ventilation,
and considered to be one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality, VAP …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiological analysis of nosocomial pneumonia at Tanta University Chest Hospital

AA Elkholy, MS Hantera, AH Abd El-Zaher… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia
(VAP) represent a major health problem among hospitalized patients leading to consequent …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanical ventilator as a major cause of infection and drug resistance in intensive care unit

MME Abd-Elmonsef, D Elsharawy… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent infection in intensive care units
(ICU). It is associated with high rates of long morbidity and mortality. Management of a case …

[PDF][PDF] Ventilator-associated pneumonia: A review of the clinically relevant challenges in diagnosis and prevention.

V Goel, S Gupta, T Goel - British Journal of Medical Practitioners, 2016 - bjmp.org
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is one of the most commonly encountered nosocomial
infections in the intensive care units and is associated with high morbidity and high costs of …

[HTML][HTML] Role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy and BAL in assessment of the patients with non-responding pneumonia

M El-Shabrawy, RH EL-Sokkary - Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Non-responding pneumonia is usually a topic of interest for pulmonologists.
Fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) may be an important tool …

Diagnostic efficacy of serum amyloid a protein and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 in pediatric ventilator-associated pneumonia

HH Abo-Hagar, AAEB Abo-Elezz… - Journal of intensive …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Study of inflammatory biomarkers which may aid in early detection of ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP) in children and predicting their outcome. Patients: Thirty-five …