1980
DOI: 10.1159/000194300
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Bacterial Colonization in Intubated Newborns

Abstract: The bacteriology of tracheal aspirates from 127 newborns was studied. Specimens were obtained twice a week as long as the newborns were intubated. Each newborn had between one and eight specimens taken (average 1.7). 127 babies had one specimen taken, 38 had two, 25 had three, 12 had four, and 10 had more than four specimens taken, which made a total of 212 specimens. No bacterial or fungal growth was obtained from 65 specimens, whereas the remaining specimens (147) yielded 209 bacterial and fungal isolates ac… Show more

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“…Staphylococcus aureus (89%) was the most frequently isolated GPB in patients with VAP in the present study, in agreement with the Brook and Martin finding 21 …”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Staphylococcus aureus (89%) was the most frequently isolated GPB in patients with VAP in the present study, in agreement with the Brook and Martin finding 21 …”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Others have described body surface cultures of neonates as "an exercise in futility, wastefulness, and inappropriate practice. "1 7 In current times of cost containment, all neonatal intensive care unit directors should review the routine surveillance cultures performed and either document their use or discontinue practices documented to be useless.…”
Section: Use Of Surveillance Cultures For Predicting Infecting Pathogensmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…10 Difficult airway intubation can result in numerous complications (Table 3). Infections such as epiglottitis, abscesses, croup, bronchitis, and pneumonia can affect airway management 19. Radiological methods such as a computed tomography scan or a lateral neck radiograph may be helpful as an initial management of the underlying condition and should be tried, where possible 10.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%