Open AccessProfile of infective microorganisms causing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A clinical study from resource limited intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Bhaskar Thakuria,
Palwinder Singh,
Sanjay Agrawal,
Veena Asthana
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.117111
Subject(s) - medicine , ventilator associated pneumonia , intensive care unit , imipenem , antibiotics , pneumonia , incidence (geometry) , intensive care medicine , macconkey agar , carbapenem , mechanical ventilation , intensive care , emergency medicine , legionella , antibiotic resistance , agar plate , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , physics , genetics , optics , biology
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common cause of hospital acquired infection and death among patients admitted in ICU. Microorganisms responsible for VAP vary from place to place. Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) have emerged as a major group of pathogen causing VAP and over the years carbapenem group of antibiotics has emerged as one of the important antibiotics used in the critically ill patients. There have been reports of increased occurrence of infection by carbapenem-resistant bacteria in health care settings in recent times.