Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial
infection in critically ill patients. The clinical and economic consequences of VAP are …

Infections caused by filamentous fungi represent a major burden in the ICU. Invasive
aspergillosis is emerging in non-neutropenic individuals with predisposing conditions, eg …

Data regarding the incidence of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in the intensive care unit (ICU)
are scarce, and the incidence varies. An incidence of 5.8% in a medical ICU has been …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common infection in intensive care unit
patients associated with high morbidity rates and elevated economic costs; Pseudomonas …

BACKGROUND: Micafungin (FK463) is a new lipopeptide compound (echinocandin) with
activity against Aspergillus and Candida species. This study evaluated the safety and …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most frequent intensive care unit (ICU)-related
infection in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. In contrast to other ICU-related …

Background Because nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) is
understudied, our purpose was to determine the incidence, overall burden, and level of …

Objectives We aimed to summarise the prevalence of atypical pathogens in patients with
severe pneumonia to understand the prevalence of severe pneumonia caused by atypical …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen that causes high
morbidity and mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) and immunocompromised patients, including …

The hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is one of the most common infections acquired
among hospitalised patients. Within the HAP, the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is …