Microbiological analysis of endotracheal aspirate and endotracheal tube cultures in mechanically ventilated patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To compare the microbiological culture within endotracheal aspirate specimens (ETAs) and endotracheal tube specimens (ETTs) in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) by statistical tools.

Method

ETAs and ETTs from a total number of 81 patients, who were undergoing MV at the intensive care unit (ICU) of Jiading Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences from September 1st, 2017 to August 31st, 2018, were collected for microbiological culture analysis. Correlation of ETAs and ETTs cultures were obtained by Spear-men correlation analysis, while the consistency of the two specimens was determined by Kappa analysis and principal component analysis (PCA).

Results

Microbiological culture from both ETAs and ETTs showed th

SUBMITTER: Shen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6712863 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature