scholarly journals Microbial Profile and Antibiogram of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia at Tertiary Care Hospital U.P

Author(s):  
Anil Singh Yadav R. Sujatha ◽  
Dilshad Khan Dilshad Arif ◽  
Astha Gupta

Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious healthcare associated infection (HAI). VAP is inflammation of lung parenchyma caused by infectious agents that develops in a patient who is on a ventilator occurring 48-72 hrs or more after tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation (MV). The risk of VAP is highest early in the course of hospital stay, and is estimated to be 3%/day during the first 5 days of ventilation, 2%/day during days 5-10 of ventilation and 1%/day after this. Aim of this study was find out the Microbial profile and antibiogram of ventilator associated pneumonia at tertiary care hospital U.P. This study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Rama Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kanpur India from January 2016 to December 2016. A total of 100 Endotracheal aspirated samples were collected in a sterile & labelled clean dry container from the clinically suspected cases of VAP patients. Out of 100 patients 31 patients shown growth of the bacteria & considered as Ventilator Associated Pneumonia patients. And 69 patients have not shown any kind of growth. Acinetobacter baumanni, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter & Klebsiella Pneumoniae were the most common pathogens from both early & late onset VAP. Proper monitoring and strict implementation of infection control practices is very essential to reduce VAP in hospital setting. Also the short term use of invasive devices and judicious use of antibiotics are important in preventing VAP caused by these MDR pathogens.

2020 ◽  
pp. 004947552098245
Author(s):  
Pooja Kumari ◽  
Priya Datta ◽  
Satinder Gombar ◽  
Deepak Sharma ◽  
Jagdish Chander

The aim of our study was to determine the incidence, microbiological profile, risk factors and outcomes of patients diagnosed with ventilator-associated events in our tertiary care hospital. In this prospective study, intensive care patients put on mechanical ventilation for >48 h were enrolled and monitored daily for ventilator-associated event according to Disease Centre Control guidelines. A ventilator-associated event developed in 33/250 (13.2%); its incidence was 3.5/100 mechanical ventilation days. The device utilisation rate was 0.86, 36.4% of patients had early and 63.6% late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia whose most common causative pathogen was Acinetobacter sp. (63.6%). Various factors were significantly associated with a ventilator-associated event: male gender, COPD, smoking, >2 underlying diseases, chronic kidney disease and elevated acute physiological and chronic health evaluation II scores. Therefore, stringent implementation of infection control measures is necessary to control ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical care units.


2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (216) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Lamichhane ◽  
Aparna Mishra

Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a serious problem which needs to be addressed for a better outcome of the ventilated babies. The present study is undertaken to find out the prevalence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates in a tertiary care hospital in western Nepal.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital in the western region of Nepal from March 2016 to February 2019 after approval from the Institutional review committee. Sample size was calculated and convenience sampling was done to reach the sample size. Data were collected from hospital records and entered in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, point estimate at 95% confidence interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data.Results: Out of 95 patients ventilated in neonatal intensive care unit in the last 3 years, 23 (24.01%) developed ventilator-associated pneumonia. Prevalence of ventilator-associated pneumonia is 23 (24.01%) at 95% (14%-34%). Late onset ventilator associated pneumonia was seen in 15 (15.78%) while early onset ventilator associated pneumonia was seen in 8 (8.42%). Conclusions: Prevalence of ventilator associated pneumonia in neonates in tertiary care hospital is high compared to other studies conducted in neonates.


2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (04) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noyal Mariya Joseph ◽  
Sujatha Sistla ◽  
Tarun Kumar Dutta ◽  
Ashok Shankar Badhe ◽  
Desdemona Rasitha ◽  
...  

Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive-care-unit (ICU)-acquired infection. The aetiology of VAP varies with different patient populations and types of ICUs. Methodology: A prospective study was performed over a period of 15 months in a tertiary care hospital to determine the various aetiological agents causing VAP and the prevalence of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens. Combination disk method, Modified Hodge test, EDTA disk synergy (EDS) test and AmpC disk test were performed for the detection of extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), carbapenemases, metallo-beta-lactamases (MBL) and AmpC β-lactamases respectively. Results: Enterobacteriaceae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Candida spp. were more common in early-onset VAP, while non-fermenters (Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.) were significantly associated with late-onset VAP (P value 0.0267, Chi-square value 4.91). Thirty-seven (78.7%) of the 47 VAP pathogens were multidrug resistant. ESBL was produced by 50% and 67% of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae respectively. MBL was produced by 20% of P. aeruginosa. AmpC beta-lactamases were produced by 33.3% and 60.7% of the Enterobacteriaceae and non-fermenters respectively. Of the S. aureus isolates, 43% were methicillin resistant. Prior antibiotic therapy and hospitalization of five days or more were independent risk factors for VAP by MDR pathogens. Conclusions: VAP is increasingly associated with MDR pathogens. Production of ESBL, AmpC beta-lactamases and metallo beta-lactamases were responsible for the multi-drug resistance of these pathogens.  Increasing prevalence of MDR pathogens in patients with late-onset VAP indicate that appropriate broad-spectrum antibiotics should be used to treat them.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uzzwal Kumar Mallick ◽  
Mohammad Omar Faruq ◽  
ASM Areef Ahsan ◽  
Kaniz Fatema ◽  
Fatema Ahmed ◽  
...  

Objective : To compare the outcome of critically ill patients developing early onset Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurring within 96 h of ICU admission and late onset VAP occurring after 96 h of ICU admission in critically ill patients admitted in the ICU of BIRDEM General Hospital of Bangladesh.Study Design: Prospective cohort study.Material and Methods: Study data obtained over a period of 24 months (July 2012 - June 2014) in the ICU of a tertiary care hospital was prospectively analyzed. Subjects were classified by ventilator status: early onset VAP (< 96 hrs of mechanical ventilation) or late-onset VAP (?96 hrs of mechanical ventilation). Baseline demographics and bacterial etiology were analyzed according to the spectrum of status of VAP.Results: The incidence of VAP was 35.73 per 1,000 ventilator days. In our study 52% of the cases were early-onset VAP, while 48% were late-onset VAP. Acinetobacter was the commonest organism isolated from late-onset VAP (p = 0.029) while Pseudomonas was the commonest isolates obtained from early-onset VAP (p = 0.046). Klebsiella, MRSA and E. coli were almost identically distributed between groups (p > 0.05). There is significant difference of sensitivity pattern of Acinetobacter baumannii and pseudomonas aeruginosa in both early and late-onset VAP (p=0.01). The overall mortality rate in our study was 44%. The mortality was significantly higher in the late-onset VAP (62.5%) than that in the early-onset VAP (26.9%) (p=0.011).Conclusion: From this study we conclude that late-onset VAP had poor prognosis in terms of mortality as compared to the early-onset type. The higher mortality in the late-onset VAP could be attributed to older age, higher co-morbidities like diabetes mellitus, COPD and CKD. The findings are similar to findings of other international studiesBangladesh Crit Care J March 2015; 3 (1): 9-13


2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 771-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noyal Mariya Joseph ◽  
Sujatha Sistla ◽  
Tarun Kumar Dutta ◽  
Ashok Shankar Badhe ◽  
Subhash Chandra Parija

Background: Knowledge of the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and its associated risk factors is imperative for the development and use of more effective preventive measures. Methodology: We performed a prospective study over a period of 15 months to determine the incidence and the risk factors for development of VAP in critically ill adult patients admitted in different intensive care units (ICUs) of Jawaharlal Institute of Post-graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), a tertiary care hospital in Pondicherry, India. Results: The incidence of VAP was 30.67 and 15.87 per 1,000 ventilator days in the two different ICUs. In our study 58.3% of the cases were late-onset VAP, while 41.7% were early-onset VAP. Univariate analysis indicated that the following were significantly associated with VAP: impaired consciousness, tracheostomy, re-intubation, emergency intubation, and nasogastric tube. Emergency intubation and intravenous sedatives were found to be the specific risk factors for early onset VAP, while tracheostomy and re-intubation were the independent predictors of late-onset VAP by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: Knowledge of these risk factors may be useful in implementing simple and effective preventive measures including non-invasive ventilation, precaution during emergency intubation, minimizing the occurrence of reintubation, avoidance of tracheostomy as far as possible, and minimization of sedation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 1319-1323
Author(s):  
Sridevi H. Satish ◽  
Suyash Gandi ◽  
Aruna M. Biradar ◽  
Sangamesh S. Mathapati ◽  
Sinigdha Snehi

BACKGROUND The drastically increasing rate of Caesarean section (CS) is a topic of constant worry and analysis throughout the world. In order to understand the degree to which Caesarean section may be preventable, it is important to know why Caesarean sections are performed. Due to nonexistence of any standard classification for indications of Caesarean section, indications for the same vary among institutions. We wanted to evaluate the rates and predictors of Caesarean section among institutional deliveries in a tertiary care hospital in an economically backward rural area. METHODS This was a cross-sectional prospective study. Pregnant women who underwent Caesarean section (CS) between June 2019 and December 2019 at BLDE (DU) Shri. B. M. Patil Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Vijayapur, Karnataka, were recruited for the study. Demographic and obstetric data including indications of Caesarean section and pregnancy outcomes were collected and analysed. RESULTS The mean age of the study participants was 24.62 + / - 3.77 years. The study patients were multigravidas, majority delivered at term. The mean gestational age was 38.09 + / - 2.023. The common indications were previous CS (33.1 %), cephalopelvic disproportion (16.9 %), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (6.7 %) and maternal request (3.4 %). Post-delivery, majority of the babies (78.92 %) were stable and were on mother’s side. CONCLUSIONS Previous caesarean section is the leading cause of Caesarean section in modern era. Hence reduction in primary caesarean section can reduce the rate of over all Caesarean section rate. Clinical, judgmental skills of the obstetrician, legal issues and the patient demands all contribute in the increasing trends of Caesarean section. Hence proper training, obstetric audit, and counselling of the patient party helps in changing the trends of increasing caesarean rate. KEY WORDS Caesarean Section, Indications for Caesarean Section, Maternal Morbidity


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