Antibiotic resistance and sensitivity pattern of Metallo-Β-Lactamase producing gram-negative bacilli in ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit of a public medical school hospital in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Nusrat, Tanzina, Akter, Nasima, A. Rahman, Nor Azlina, Godman, Brian, Rozario, Diana Thecla D, Haque, Mainul
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/83301/26/83301_Antibiotic%20resistance%20and%20sensitivity_LATEST.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/83301/14/83301_Antibiotic%20resistance%20and%20sensitivity%20pattern_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/83301/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21548331.2020.1754687
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICU), accounting for 25% of all ICU infections. Antimicrobial resistance is increasing and becoming a significant health problem worldwide, increasing hospital length of stay, mortality...