Epidemiology and outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia in an tertiary care ICU of India.

Conclusion: We found a high prevalence of MDR organism in our study. Most common pathogens were Acinetobacter and Klebsiella. VAP rates in our study was low when compared to other recent Indian data, however mortality rates were high.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Ghosh, S., Dhamija, A., Dhar, D., Basu, A., Goel, N. Tags: Respiratory infections Source Type: research