Correlation between respiratory colonization with gram-negative bacteria and development of gram-negative bacterial infection after cardiac surgery

Pranavi V. Sreeramoju, Sylvia Garcia-Houchins, Judith Bova, Cynthia C. Kelly, Jan E. Patterson, Stephen G. Weber

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Abstract

This pilot, observational study involving 286 patients who underwent cardiac surgery found that patients who had endotracheal colonization with gram-negative bacteria at 1 week after surgery were more likely to develop subsequent infection compared to those without colonization (8 of 23 vs. 4 of 40; relative risk 2.3 [95% confidence interval, 1.3- 4.1; P value <.05]).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)546-548
Number of pages3
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume29
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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