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Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis: pre-emptive, appropriate antibiotic therapy recommended

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Nseir and colleagues presented data from a large multicenter study of patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT), demonstrating that appropriate antibiotic therapy for VAT was an independent predictor for reducing transition to pneumonia (ventilator-associated pneumonia, or VAP). These data added to the growing evidence supporting the use of appropriate antibiotic therapy for VAT as a standard of care to prevent VAP and improve patient outcomes.

Source: Critical Care

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-014-0627-5

Authors: Donald E Craven, Jana Hudcova, Yuxiu Lei

Institutions: Tufts University, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Lahey Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Nosocomial Infections in ICU

Subfield: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,190