Ventilator Associated Pneumonia At The Intensive Care Unit Of A Tertiary Care Center In Saudi Arabia

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan M. Al-Dorzi ◽  
Basel Al-Raiy ◽  
Asgar Rishu ◽  
Aiman El-Saed ◽  
Hanan Balkhy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Tertiary Care Center

Epidemiology of Nosocomial Outbreaks: 14-Year Experience at a Tertiary-Care Center

2000 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 527-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner ◽  
Rosa Baez-Martinez ◽  
M. Sigfrido Rangel-Frausto ◽  
Samuel Ponce-de-León
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Nosocomial Infections ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Tertiary Care Center ◽  
Common Organism ◽  
Overall Mortality

Twelve nosocomial outbreaks over 14 years at a tertiary-care center in Mexico are described. Overall mortality was 25.8%, one half due to pneumonia. The most common organism was Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Incidence was three outbreaks per 10,000 discharges; outbreak-related infections comprised 1.56% of all nosocomial infections. Incidence in the intensive care unit was 10-fold higher.

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