CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME BACTERIAL PATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM THE PATIENTS WITH VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF TROPICAL DISEASES IN 2023

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Objectives: To describe the characteristics of some bacterial pathogens isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in 2023.
Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional, retrospective study was conducted on 176 medical records of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia at NHTD who had bacterial culture results from January 2023 to December 2023.
Results: The incidence of VAP in male patients was 56.8%, while in female patients it was 43.2%. The average age was 59.6 years. The average time to identify VAP was 7.6 days, and over 80% of patients had underlying medical conditions. The most common causative agent of VAP was Acinetobacter baumannii (40.3%), while the least common was Acinetobacter pittii (0.3%).
Conclusions: The incidence of VAP in male patients (56.8%) was higher than in female patients (43.2%). The average age of the study subjects was 59.6 years, with an average VAP identification time of 7.6 days, and over 80% of the patients had underlying medical conditions. The most common pathogens causing VAP included Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Klebsiella pneumoniae, accounting for 40.3%, 18.4%, and 16.5%, respectively.