2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.03.009
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units in Hubei Province, China: a multicentre prospective cohort survey

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“…Likewise, in our study, we found data similar to INICC, with 82.5% of MRSA [9]. In addition, the second most common pathogen was Acinetobacter baumanni, which is possibly increasing because ICU patients are administered with a variety of broad-spectrum antibiotics and as a consequence of inadequate resistant control measures [4].…”
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“…Likewise, in our study, we found data similar to INICC, with 82.5% of MRSA [9]. In addition, the second most common pathogen was Acinetobacter baumanni, which is possibly increasing because ICU patients are administered with a variety of broad-spectrum antibiotics and as a consequence of inadequate resistant control measures [4].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 81%
“…Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been reported to be the most serious health care-associated infection (HAI), as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for device-associated infections (DAIs), particularly in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting [1][2][3][4]. The mortality attributable to VAP has been shown to exceed 10% [5].…”
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“…The main risk factors for VAP, such as prolonged ventilation, pre-existing pulmonary disease, transfusion, re-intubation and enteral feeding, have been extensively described among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in mainland China [8, 9]. However, the reported risk factors were varied or discordant, and there has been no meta-analysis study on this topic until now.…”
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confidence: 99%