Bacterial nosocomial infections in mechanically ventilated children

ÇITAK A., Karabocuoglu M., Ucsel R., UĞUR BAYSAL S., Uzel N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.42, sa.1, ss.39-42, 2000 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2000
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.39-42
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: nosocomial infections, mechanical ventilation pediatric intensive care unit, ventilator-associated pneumonia, INTENSIVE-CARE UNIT, RISK-FACTORS, PNEUMONIA, COLONIZATION, FATALITY, TRACT
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Of 480 patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the Institute of Child Health Children's Hospital in istanbul, 97 required mechanical ventilation (MV). Sixty of these children were included in a retrospective analysis aiming to determine the frequency of and factors contributing to the development of nosocomial infections (NI). NI rate was 45 percent, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) accounted for the greater part (66.7%) of the NI, followed by urinary tract infections (16.7%), septicemia (13.3%), and meningitis (3.3). Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the most frequent cause of VAP. The duration of the MV and invasive interventions were important risk factors for the development of VAP.