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- Title
Early Predictors of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Preterm Neonates Admitted in a Special Newborn Care Unit.
- Authors
Pahwa, Simran; Sethi, Amanpreet; Kaur, Gurmeet; Dhir, Shashi Kant; Jindal, Neerja; Rai, Seema; Jindal, Sakshi
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the utility of microscopic examination and culture of endotracheal aspirate (ETA) in the early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in preterm neonates. Methods: We enrolled 80 consecutive neonates (both inborn and out-born) with gestational age of < 37 weeks admitted in Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) and requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) for > 48 hours. The diagnosis of VAP was made using the criteria laid down by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Results: 47 preterm neonates (58.5%) developed VAP; the overall incidence was 74.7/1000 ventilator-days. The mean (SD) time (hours) to ETA culture was less as compared to diagnosis based on CDC criteria [108.9 (8.00 hrs) vs 132.4 (53.24); P = 0.004] with sensitivity and specificity of 80.8% and 72.7%, respectively. Outborn delivery was the single most important risk factor for VAP. Multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae (63.9%) was the most prevalent organism. Conclusions: We noticed a very high incidence of VAP among preterm neonates in SNCU. ETA culture can aid in early diagnosis.
- Subjects
CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); VENTILATOR-associated pneumonia; NEWBORN infants; NEONATAL nursing; KLEBSIELLA pneumoniae; ARTIFICIAL respiration; GESTATIONAL age
- Publication
Indian Pediatrics, 2024, Vol 61, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
0019-6061
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13312-024-3086-3