Sepsis is a common consequence of infection, associated with a mortality rate> 25%.
Although community-acquired sepsis is more common, hospital-acquired infection is more …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) affects up to 20% of critically ill patients and induces
significant antibiotic prescription pressure, accounting for half of all antibiotic use in the ICU …

The accuracy of the signs and tests that clinicians use to diagnose ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) and initiate antibiotic treatment has not been well characterized. We …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

The microbiological management of patients with suspected bacterial infection includes the
identification of the pathogen and the determination of the antibiotic susceptibility. These …

Antimicrobial resistance constitutes a global burden and is one of the major threats to public
health. Although the emergence of resistant microorganisms is a natural phenomenon, the …

Abstract The French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and the French
Society of Intensive Care edited guidelines focused on hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) …

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the focus of developments in public health, given their
widespread distribution and the high morbidity and mortality rates reported worldwide. The …

Rationale: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
remain important causes of morbidity and mortality. Increasing antimicrobial resistance has …

Pneumonia is a leading cause of hospitalization among both adults and children in the
United States, accounting for more than 800,000 hospitalizations and more than 400,000 …