Impact of bronchial colonization with Candida spp. on the risk of bacterial ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU: the FUNGIBACT prospective cohort study.

Jean François TimsitCarole SchwebelLenka StyfalovaMuriel CornetPhilippe PoirierChristiane ForrestierStéphane RucklyMarie-Christine JacobBertrand Souweine

Published in: Intensive care medicine (2019)

In patients with mechanical ventilation for more than 4 days and multiple organ failure, bronchial colonization with Candida spp. was not associated with VAP, even after adjustment for immune function.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
candida albicans
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
biofilm formation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
staphylococcus aureus