Relationship between digestive tract colonization and subsequent ventilator-associated pneumonia related to ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae.

Marion HouardAnahita RouzéGeoffrey LedouxSophie SixEmmanuelle JailletteJulien PoissySébastien PréauFrédéric WalletJulien LabreucheSaad NseirBenoit Voisin

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Digestive tract colonization related to ESBLE is independently associated with ESBLE VAP. Its excellent negative predictive value suggests that patients without ESBLE colonization should not receive carbapenems as part of their initial empirical treatment to cover ESBLE.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
escherichia coli
pseudomonas aeruginosa
multidrug resistant
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
drug induced