| Title |
Mechanical ventilator as a major cause of infection and drug resistance in intensive care unit
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-017-8613-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marwa M. E. Abd-Elmonsef, Dalia Elsharawy, Ayman S. Abd-Elsalam |
| Abstract |
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent infection in intensive care units (ICU). It is associated with high rates of long morbidity and mortality. Management of a case of VAP is often said to add $40,000 to hospital costs USA. All these data directed our interest to study the etiology, risk factors, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of VAP in ICU of Tanta University Hospital. This study included 36 cases of VAP. Endotracheal aspirates were obtained from all cases and microbiologically analyzed. Samples were collected over 1 year. Forty-two strains were isolated from 28 cases, while eight cases showed no bacterial growth. The most frequent organism was Staphylococcus aureus (30.95%), followed by Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (21.43% for each), and the least common was Staphylococcus epidermidis (2.38%). Multi-drug resistance was detected in (50%) of the isolated bacteria in this study. Imipenem, amikacin, linezolid, vancomycin, and levofloxacin are recommended to be the most effective drugs in management of VAP. VAP is a serious problem in ICU carrying many risks for the patient live. Regimens of empirical treatment should take in consideration the update in the bacterial etiology and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of VAP. |
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| United States | 1 | 50% |
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| Student > Master | 12 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 15% |
| Researcher | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
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| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 5% |
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