VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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*[[VAP#Yeast_in_Sputum_.26_VAP | YEAST]] not otherwise specified | *[[VAP#Yeast_in_Sputum_.26_VAP | YEAST]] not otherwise specified | ||
*coagulase-negative staphyllococcus species (specified or unspecified) '''except [[Staphylococcus aureus]] including [[MRSA]]''' | *coagulase-negative staphyllococcus species (specified or unspecified) '''except [[Staphylococcus aureus]] including [[MRSA]]''' | ||
* | *Enterococcus species (specified or unspecified) | ||
If the pathogen is isolated from cultures of: LUNG TISSUE or PLEURAL FLUID, these organisms '''MAY BE''' reported as Possible or Probable VAP pathogens. | If the pathogen is isolated from cultures of: LUNG TISSUE or PLEURAL FLUID, these organisms '''MAY BE''' reported as Possible or Probable VAP pathogens. | ||
Pathogens isolated from one of the following '''may NOT''' be listed as cause of VAP: | |||
SPUTUM, ENDOTRACHEAL ASPIRATES, BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGES or PROTECTED SPECIMEN BRUSHINGS then they | |||
*''These organisms are excluded because they are common upper respiratory tract commensals, colonizers or contaminants, and are unusual causes of VAP'' | *''These organisms are excluded because they are common upper respiratory tract commensals, colonizers or contaminants, and are unusual causes of VAP'' | ||