Bacterial Community- and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Patients with Critical COVID-19-A Prospective Monocentric Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: The impact of bacterial pneumonia on patients with COVID-19 infection remains unclear. This prospective observational monocentric cohort study aims to determine the incidence of bacterial community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia (CAP and HAP) and its effect on mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) at University Hospital Olomouc between 1 November 2020 and 31 December 2022. The secondary objectives of this study include identifying the bacterial etiology of CAP and HAP and exploring the capabilities of diagnostic tools, with a focus on inflammatory biomarkers. Data were collected from the electronic information hospital system, encompassing biomarkers, microbiological findings, and daily visit records, and subsequently evaluated by ICU phy

SUBMITTER: Doubravska L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10886267 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature