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Ventilator-associated pneumonia after elective cardiac surgery caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii
(E-Med, 2014)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a severe complication among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Although hospital-acquired bacterial pathogens, often multidrug resistant, are the most frequent cause, non-bacterial ...
Colonization of oropharynx and lower respiratory tract in critical patients: Risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia
(2018-01-01)
Objective To investigate the microbial diversity existing in oral cavity and respiratory tract samples (from mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), endotracheal aspirate, and orotracheal tube) of patients on mechanical ventilation ...
Use of symbiotics in ventilator-associated pneumonia prophylaxisUse of probiotics in ventilator-associated pneumonia prophylaxis
(Universidade Estadual de MaringáBrasilPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciência de AlimentosUEMMaringá, PRCentro de Ciências Agrárias, 2018)
Sustained reduction of healthcare-associated infections after the introduction of a bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in medical-surgical intensive care units
(2020-09-01)
Background: Infection control interventions can be erroneously interpreted if outcomes are assessed in short periods. Also, statistical methods usually applied to compare outcomes before and after interventions are not ...
Risk factors for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in nonventilated adults
(Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2009-08-01)
Although most recent publications focus on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, Non-Ventilator-associated Hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP) is still worrisome. We studied risk factors for NVHAP among patients admitted to a ...
Risk factors for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in nonventilated adults
(Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2009-08-01)
Although most recent publications focus on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, Non-Ventilator-associated Hospital-acquired pneumonia (NVHAP) is still worrisome. We studied risk factors for NVHAP among patients admitted to a ...
Evaluation of quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirates for pediatric ventilator-associated pneumonia diagnosis: Analytic, prospective study Uso de cultivo cuantitativo de aspirado endotraqueal para el diagnóstico de neumonía asociada a ventilación
(2011)
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is difficult to diagnose because of the absence of a gold standard. Aim: To evaluate the use of quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirates for diagnosis of pediatric ...
Oral care with 0.12% chlorhexidine for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill children: Randomised, controlled and double blind trial
(Elsevier B.V., 2012-11-01)
Purpose: To test the effectiveness of oral care with 0.12% chlorhexidine in decreasing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill children.Methods: Prospective, randomised, controlled, double-blind clinical trial ...