Molecular analysis of endotracheal tube biofilms and tracheal aspirates in the pediatric intensive care unit | Zendy

Matthew K. Leroue | Zendy; J. Kirk Harris | Zendy; Katherine M. Burgess | Zendy; Mark Stevens | Zendy; Josh Miller | Zendy; Marci K. Sontag | Zendy; Yamila Sierra | Zendy; Brandie D. Wagner | Zendy; Peter M. Mourani | Zendy

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Molecular analysis of endotracheal tube biofilms and tracheal aspirates in the pediatric intensive care unit

Author(s) -

Matthew K. Leroue,

J. Kirk Harris,

Katherine M. Burgess,

Mark Stevens,

Josh Miller,

Marci K. Sontag,

Yamila Sierra,

Brandie D. Wagner,

Peter M. Mourani

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

advances in pediatric research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2385-4529

DOI - 10.12715/apr.2017.4.14

Subject(s) - ventilator associated pneumonia , medicine , veillonella , pediatric intensive care unit , prevotella , moraxella catarrhalis , haemophilus influenzae , intubation , streptococcus pneumoniae , endotracheal tube , intensive care unit , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus , surgery , pediatrics , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a known complication of mechanically ventilated children in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Endotracheal tube (ETT) biofilms are often implicated in the development of VAP by providing a conduit for pathogens to the lower respiratory tract.

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