Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Comparison between ante-mortem and post-mortem cultures in trauma patients.

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dc.contributor.authorLalwani, S
dc.contributor.authorMathur, P
dc.contributor.authorTak, V
dc.contributor.authorJanani, S
dc.contributor.authorS Kumar, I
dc.contributor.authorBagla, R
dc.contributor.authorMisra, M C
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-17T07:00:33Z
dc.date.available2015-03-17T07:00:33Z
dc.date.issued2014-07
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To evaluate the diagnostic utility of ante‑mortem tracheal aspirates for diagnosis of ventilator‑associated pneumonia (VAP). Trauma victims represent an otherwise healthy population, who are on multiple invasive life‑support devices, which predispose them to severe infections like VAP. The diagnosis of VAP is challenging, due to the difficulty in obtaining a representative sample from lungs. We studied the diagnostic utility of tracheal aspirates by comparing its results with the post‑mortem lung cultures. Materials and Methods: A total of 106 fatal trauma patients were included in the study. Lung samples and cardiac blood were taken for culture at the time of autopsy. The results of ante‑mortem and post‑mortem cultures were compared. Results: Septicemia was the cause of death in 51 (48%) of the fatal cases and VAP was identified in 36 (34%) cases. A total of 96 (90.5%) cases had pathogens isolated from lung samples. In 62 (58%) cases, the same organism was isolated from ante‑mortem and post‑mortem respiratory samples. Conclusions: Culture results of a properly collected tracheal aspirate should be taken into consideration along with Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC’s) diagnostic criteria to maximise the diagnosis of VAP.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLalwani S, Mathur P, Tak V, Janani S, S Kumar I, Bagla R, Misra M C. Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Comparison between ante-mortem and post-mortem cultures in trauma patients. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2014 Jul-Sept ; 32 (3): 294-300.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/156922
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmm.org/article.asp?issn=0255-0857;year=2014;volume=32;issue=3;spage=294;epage=300;aulast=Lalwanien_US
dc.subjectAutopsyen_US
dc.subjectBlood stream infectionsen_US
dc.subjectintensive care uniten_US
dc.subjectventilator‑associated pneumoniaen_US
dc.subjecttraumaen_US
dc.titleDiagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Comparison between ante-mortem and post-mortem cultures in trauma patients.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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