High rate of respiratory MDR gram-negative bacteria in H1N1-ARDS treated with ECMO

Intensive Care Med. 2013 Oct;39(10):1880-1. doi: 10.1007/s00134-013-3012-y. Epub 2013 Jul 6.

Authors

Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa¹, Silvia Corcione, Nicole Pagani, Maria Laura Stella, Rosario Urbino, Giovanni Di Perri, V Marco Ranieri

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, Corso Svizzera 164, 10149, Torino, Italy, francescogiuseppe.derosa@unito.it.

PMID: 23832141
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-3012-y

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
Cause of Death
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / etiology
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / statistics & numerical data
Female
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Influenza, Human / complications*
Influenza, Human / therapy
Intensive Care Units
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / microbiology*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy