Epidemiology of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis and ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria at a tertiary care hospital in Thailand.
Rattagarn KajeekulVisanu ThamlikitkulSuvimon WonglaksanapimonPinyo RattanaumpawanPublished in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2023)
The study revealed high incidences of MDR GNB-VAT and -VAP among mechanically ventilated patients. The independent risk factors for having VAP can help identify patients at risk for developing VAP and who need early weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- end stage renal disease
- multidrug resistant
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- patient reported outcomes
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- escherichia coli
- acinetobacter baumannii
- community acquired pneumonia