Endotracheal Tube: Friend or Foe? Bacteria, the Endotracheal Tube, and the Impact of Colonization and Infection

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• 作者：Kathleen Gibbs ; MD ; ^{kathleen.gibbs@mssm.edu} ; Ian R. Holzman ; MD
• 关键词：ventilator associated pneumonia ; endotracheal tube ; NICU ; colonization ; infection
• 刊名：Seminars in Perinatology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：December, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：36
• 期：6
• 页码：454-461
• 全文大小：260 K

文摘

The microbiology of the endotracheal tube culture plays a role in diagnosing a variety of diseases in the newborn intensive care unit, including subglottic stenosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. Bacterial production of a biofilm that coats the endotracheal tube acts as a reservoir for infection, prevents eradication, and may play a role in the development of subglottic stenosis. The diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia is limited by the CDC definition as well as currently available diagnostic methods. Biomarkers could aid in differentiating colonization from infection, but are not available to most clinicians. The etiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia is often polymicrobial. Failure to differentiate colonization from infection results in unnecessary prescription of antibiotics, which could contribute to antimicrobial resistance. Measures to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia have been described, primarily in the adult population.