Diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care - 31/03/15
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's criteria were applied by independent investigators for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) diagnosis in critically ill children and compared with tracheal aspirate cultures (TACs). In addition, correlation between antibiotic use, VAP incidence, and epidemiology of TACs was investigated. A modest agreement (κ = 0.41) was found on radiologic findings between 2 investigators. VAP incidence was 7.7 episodes per 1,000 ventilator days, but positive TACs were the most significant factor for driving high antimicrobial usage in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Health care–associated infection, Radiology, Pediatric intensive care, Pneumonia, Mechanical ventilation, Chest radiograph
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| Funding/Support: This study was supported by a 2011-2013 European Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship to E.Ι. |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
Vol 43 - N° 4
P. 390-393 - avril 2015 Retour au numéro
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