Microbial profile of early and late onset ventilator associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in bangalore, India.

PubWeight™: 0.82‹?›

🔗 View Article (PMC 3879896)

Published in J Clin Diagn Res on November 10, 2013

Authors

Saroj Golia1, Sangeetha K T1, Vasudha C L1

Author Affiliations

1: Professor & HOD, Department of Microbiology, Dr. B.R Ambedkar Medical College , Bangalore, Karnataka, India .

Articles cited by this

Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 23.85

Ventilator-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 9.63

The influence of inadequate antimicrobial treatment of bloodstream infections on patient outcomes in the ICU setting. Chest (2000) 9.51

Epidemiology and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a large US database. Chest (2002) 6.13

Incidence of and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients. Ann Intern Med (1998) 4.01

Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia by bacteriologic analysis of bronchoscopic and nonbronchoscopic "blind" bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Am Rev Respir Dis (1991) 3.79

Quantitative culture of endotracheal aspirates in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with treatment failure. Chest (2002) 1.90

Noninvasive versus invasive microbial investigation in ventilator-associated pneumonia: evaluation of outcome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2000) 1.51

Extended spectrum -lactamases (ESBL) - an emerging threat to clinical therapeutics. Indian J Med Microbiol (2007) 1.47

Simple screening tests for detection of carbapenemases in clinical isolates of nonfermentative Gram-negative bacteria. Indian J Med Res (2009) 1.30

Role of mechanical ventilation & development of multidrug resistant organisms in hospital acquired pneumonia. Indian J Med Res (2003) 1.28

Prospective evaluation of the protected specimen brush for the diagnosis of pulmonary infections in ventilated patients. Am Rev Respir Dis (1984) 1.25

Incidence, risk stratification, antibiogram of pathogens isolated and clinical outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia. Indian J Crit Care Med (2011) 1.17

Incidence of multidrug-resistant organisms causing ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital: a nine months' prospective study. Ann Thorac Med (2007) 1.07

A study of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Incidence, outcome, risk factors and measures to be taken for prevention. Indian J Anaesth (2010) 1.00

Early- and late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia acquired in the intensive care unit: comparison of risk factors. J Crit Care (2007) 0.97

Profile of bacterial isolates from patients with ventilator associated pneumonias in a tertiary care hospital in India. Indian J Med Res (2005) 0.90

The role of quantitative cultures of non-bronchoscopic samples in ventilator associated pneumonia. Indian J Med Microbiol (2006) 0.90

Early- and late-onset pneumonia: is this still a useful classification? Antimicrob Agents Chemother (2009) 0.86

Comparison of the bacterial etiology of early-onset and late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia in subjects enrolled in 2 large clinical studies. Respir Care (2013) 0.84

Characterisation of aerobic bacteria isolated from endotracheal aspirate in adult patients suspected ventilator associated pneumonia in a tertiary care center in Mangalore. Saudi J Anaesth (2012) 0.84

Non-bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage in the microbiological diagnosis of pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients. Anaesth Intensive Care (2002) 0.82

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: a comprehensive review. Hosp Pract (1995) (2012) 0.78