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Protected telescopic catheter also allows anaerobic bacteria isolation in patients with ventilatory-acquired pneumonia

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Abstract

Objective

To analyze the possibility of isolating anaerobic bacteria using protected telescopic catheter (PTC) in patients with ventilatory-associated pneumonia.

Design and setting

A prospective epidemiological study in a 12-bed intensive care unit.

Patients

104 patients with suspected ventilatory-associated pneumonia undergoing PTC for microbiological determination including specific methods for anaerobic bacteria identification (mean age 59.3, range 17–82; SAPS II 44.6±17.9).

Measurements and results

We performed 156 PTC procedures. Of the 14 cases ventilatory-associated pneumonia occurred early in 6 and in 8 late. In 52 samples at least one bacteria was isolated (33.3%). Of the 156 samples 14 yielded with anaerobic bacteria, representing 26.9% of the positive samples and 9% of all the samples.

Conclusion

Considering the potential pathogenic role of anaerobic bacteria in patients with ventilatory-associated pneumonia, the possibility of isolating these bacteria using PTC and taking into account its easiness and limited side effects should be underlined.

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  1. Service de Réanimation Médicale, Hôpital Jean Bernard CHU, 86021 Cedex, Poitiers, France

    René Robert, Hodanou Nanadoumgar, Delphine Chatellier, Anne Veinstein & Jean-Pierre Frat

  2. Laboratoire de Microbiologie A, Hôpital Jean Bernard CHU, 86021 Cedex, Poitiers, France

    Ghislaine Grollier

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Robert, R., Nanadoumgar, H., Chatellier, D. et al. Protected telescopic catheter also allows anaerobic bacteria isolation in patients with ventilatory-acquired pneumonia. Intensive Care Med 32, 322–324 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-0010-8

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