Nosocomial pneumonia in patients with artificial ventilations
- Author:
Hieu Van Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
pneumonia
- MeSH:
Pneumonia;
Ventilation
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(4):47-50
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Nosocomial pneumonia is associated with increases in health care costs, morbidity and mortality. Data from our study in Bach Mai Hospital in 90 patients admitted to intensive care units from 1999 to 2001 indicate that, approximately 86% of patients got nosocomial infections. Gram(-) organisms were predominant (76%) with P.aeruginosa 57.3%; S.aureus 10.7%; Enterobacter 7.7%; Acinetobacter 6.8%. Almost these gram(-) becterial isolates were sensitive to imipenem (95.7%) and amikacin (87.8%).
