Hospital-acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Children

Autor: Daniel K. Benjamin, Adam Schwarz, Jamie Gao, P. Brian Smith, Tracy Spears, Adam M. Bressler, John K. McGuire, Marian G. Michaels, Robert W. Frenck, Jessica E. Ericson, Jaime G. Deville, John S. Bradley, Swati Agarwal
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 39:658-664
ISSN: 0891-3668
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000002642
Popis: BACKGROUND Clinical trials for antibiotics designed to treat hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonias (HABP/VABP) are hampered by making these diagnoses in a way that is acceptable to the United States Food and Drug Administration and consistent with standards of care. We examined laboratory and clinical features that might improve pediatric HABP/VABP trial efficiency by identifying risk factors predisposing children to HABP/VABP and describing the epidemiology of pediatric HABP/VABP. METHODS We prospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of patients
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