Incidence and predictors of ventilator-associated pneumonia using a competing risk analysis: a single-center prospective cohort study in Egypt
The incidence of VAP in Egypt was high, even in the ICU at a university hospital. Emergency surgery, reintubation, blood transfusion, and increased duration of MV were independently associated with VAP. Robust antimicrobial stewardship and infection control strategies are urgently needed in Egypt.
Authors
- Akira Kuriyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6633-7816)
- Yoshimitsu Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-9945)
- Mayumi Toyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8614-4870)
- Yoshitaka Nishikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-1990)
- Takeo Nakayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7918-6252)
- Hiroshi Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-9383)
- Mohamed Ahmed El Heniedy
- Yoshihito Goto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-6006)
- Mohamed Elsheikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2961-2057)
- Yasser Mohamed Abdelraouf
Institutions
- Wakayama Medical University (JP)
- Tanta University (EG)
- Kyoto University (JP)
- Kyoto Medical Center (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09909-6
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.37
Funders
- Japan Science and Technology Agency