Pneumonia in hospitalized neurologic patients: trends in pathogen distribution and antibiotic susceptibility.

ABSTRACT: Background:Bed-ridden state, dysphagia, altered mental state, or respiratory muscle weakness are common in neurologic patients and increase the risk of pneumonia. The major causes of pneumonia in neurologic patients may differ from those in the general population, resulting in a different pathogen distribution. We investigated the trends of pathogen distribution in culture-positive pneumonia in hospitalized neurologic patients and the related antibiotic resistance in those with hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). Methods:A retrospective study was performed at Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea. Patients admitted to the Department of Neurology with a positive respiratory specimen culture between 2007 and 2016 were included. Pneumonia events in patients were screened by chronolog

SUBMITTER: Lee HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6359823 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature