Risk factors for early-onset, ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical care patients: selected multiresistant versus nonresistant bacteria.

Akca O., Koltka K., Uzel S., Cakar N., Pembeci K., Sayan M., ...More

Anesthesiology, vol.93, no.3, pp.638-45, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 93 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2000
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00000542-200009000-00011
  • Journal Name: Anesthesiology
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.638-45
  • Keywords: anesthesia, antibiotic resistance, infection, intensive care, nosocomial, CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL VENTILATION, ACUTE RESPIRATORY-FAILURE, NOSOCOMIAL PNEUMONIA, PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA, MULTIVARIATE-ANALYSIS, INFECTION, MORTALITY, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the leading nosocomial infection in critically ill patients. The frequency of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria has increased in recent years, and these pathogens cause most of the deaths attributable to pneumonia The authors, therefore, evaluated factors associated with selected multidrug-resistant ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical care patients.