Management of Unique Pneumonias Seen in the Intensive Care Unit

Brooke K Decker; LaToya A Forrester; David K Henderson

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2022.07.003

Management of Unique Pneumonias Seen in the Intensive Care Unit

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2022 Dec;36(4):825-837. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.07.003.

Authors

Brooke K Decker¹, LaToya A Forrester², David K Henderson²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Epidemiology Service, NIH Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive MSC 1214, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Electronic address: Brooke.decker@nih.gov.
² Hospital Epidemiology Service, NIH Clinical Center, 10 Center Drive MSC 1214, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.

PMID: 36328638
DOI: 10.1016/j.idc.2022.07.003

Abstract

Infection of the lower respiratory tract is a potentially severe or life-threatening illness. Taking the right steps to recognize, identify, and treat pneumonia is critical to improving patient outcomes. An awareness of the diversity of potential infectious causes, the local endemic flora and resistance patterns, as well as testing strategies to differentiate causes of pneumonia is essential to providing the best patient outcomes. Understanding surveillance definitions allow intensivists to become partners in reducing hospital-associated infections and improving quality of care.

Keywords: Health care–associated infections; Legionella; Nosocomial; Pneumonia.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cross Infection* / epidemiology
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Pneumonia* / diagnosis
Pneumonia* / epidemiology
Pneumonia* / therapy