Epidemiology of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, microbiological diagnostics and the length of antimicrobial treatment in the Polish Intensive Care Units in the years 2013-2015.

Michał WałaszekAnna RóżańskaMarta Zofia WałaszekJadwiga Wójkowska-Machnull null

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)

A change over time was observed in the microbiological diagnostic methods used for patients with VAP. A. baumannii was observed mainly in VAP cases diagnosed using substandard methods (non-PNEU-1). The duration of treatment for VAP patients diagnosed properly using PNEU-1 was shorter.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
combination therapy
replacement therapy
smoking cessation
patient reported