Hospital-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care units of Polish hospitals

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title:	Hospital-acquired pneumonia in the intensive care units of Polish hospitals
author:	Wójkowska-Mach Jadwiga , Bulanda Małgorzata , Różańska Anna , Kochan Piotr , Heczko Piotr
journal title:	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
volume:	27
issue:	7
date of publication :	2006
pages:	784-786
ISSN:	0899-823X
eISSN:	1559-6834
DOI:	10.1086/504447
language:	English
journal language:	English
abstract in English:	We analyzed the epidemiological characteristics of pneumonia in intensive care units of Polish hospitals. Among 11,587 patients, there were 191 cases of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). The incidence of HAP was 5.6%, and that of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) was 17.9%. The overall mortality rate was 12.6%, and the mortality rate for patients who received artificial ventilation was 15.0%. The predominant organisms causing HAP and VAP were Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, and 21.1% of Staphylococcus aureus isolates were resistant to methicillin.
affiliation:	Wydział Lekarski : Zakład Bakteriologii,Ekologii Drobnoustrojów i Parazytologii, Wydział Lekarski : Zakład Epidemiologii Zakażeń
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper

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