1. Ventilator-associated pneumonia among premature infants <34 weeks′ gestational age in neonatal intensive care unit in China: a multicenter study
Shujuan LI ; Weili YAN ; Qi ZHOU ; Shuping HAN ; Jinzhen GUO ; Shiwen XIA ; Shah VIBHUTI ; Sannan WANG ; Yong JI ; Changyi YANG ; Chuanzhong YANG ; Ruobing SHAN ; Ling LIU ; Bin YI ; Jiangqin LIU ; Zhenlang LIN ; Yang WANG ; Ling HE ; Mingxia LI ; Xinnian PAN ; Yan GUO ; Ling CHEN ; Cuiqing LIU ; Qin ZHOU ; Xiaoying LI ; Hong XIONG ; Yujie QI ; Mingyan HEI ; Yun CAO ; Siyuan JIANG ; Yi ZHANG ; K. Lee SHOO
Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 2017;55(3):182-187
Objective:
To investigate the incidence and pathogen distribution of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) among preterm infants admitted to level Ⅲ neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in China.
Method:
A prospective study was conducted in 25 level Ⅲ NICU, enrolling all preterm infants <34 weeks gestational age admitted to the participating NICU within the first 7 days of life from May 2015 to April 2016. Chi-square test,