Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Frikh Mohammed
Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V,
Avenue des FAR, Hay Riad 10100, Rabat
Morocco
Research Article
Bacteriological Aspects of Late Pneumonia in Ventilated Patient in Intensive Care Units: A Single Center Study in Morocco
Author(s): Frikh Mohammed, Abdelhay Lemnouer, Nabil Alem, Adil Male and Mostafa ElouennassFrikh Mohammed, Abdelhay Lemnouer, Nabil Alem, Adil Male and Mostafa Elouennass
Background: The resistance to antimicrobial among patients with late Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has become increasingly more common in many ICUs in Morocco. There are scarce studies assessing VAP importance in Morocco.
The aim of this study is to determine the bacterial ecology and resistance profile of late VAP in intensive care units in an academic hospital of Rabat.
Methods: A total of 215 sputum samples were collected from endotracheal aspirate in patients with diagnosis of late VAP during the study period, defined from April 1st 2012 to April 2013. The bacteriology interpretations was done following the Referential of Medical Microbiology (REMIC 2010) and were quantitatively cultured with a cut-off of ≥ 10 UFC/ml for endotracheal aspiration samples.
Results: Overall, the Gram-negative b.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000727