Pneumonia, ventilator-associated (VAP): Difference between revisions
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==== List 5a ==== | ==== List 5a ==== | ||
(This is the same list as [[#4 - Respiratory indicators]], however, here it's '''just 1 item''' instead of 2 items) | (This is the same list as [[#4 - Respiratory indicators]], however, here it's '''just 1 item''' instead of 2 items) | ||
*New onset of purulent | *New onset of purulent respiratory secretions or change in amount or character of respiratory secretions. | ||
*New onset or worsening cough, or dyspnea, or tachypnea | *New onset or worsening cough, or dyspnea, or tachypnea | ||
*Newly identified Rales or bronchial breath sounds. | *Newly identified Rales or bronchial breath sounds. | ||
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*Fourfold rise in paired sera (IgG) for pathogen (e.g., influenza viruses, Chlamydia) | *Fourfold rise in paired sera (IgG) for pathogen (e.g., influenza viruses, Chlamydia) | ||
*Fourfold rise in Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antibody titer to ≥1:128 in paired acute and convalescent sera by indirect IFA. | *Fourfold rise in Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antibody titer to ≥1:128 in paired acute and convalescent sera by indirect IFA. | ||
**Detection of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 antigens in urine by RIA or EIA | **Detection of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 antigens in urine by RIA or EIA | ||
===VAP Pathogen exclusion list=== | ===VAP Pathogen exclusion list=== | ||