• Intensive Care Unit,The Affiliated Drum-tower Hospital of Medical School,Nanjing Univerity.Nanfing,Jiangsu.210008, china Corresponding author:LIU Ning,E-mail:aliuning@ sohu.com;
LIU Ning , Email: aliuning@sohu.con
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0bjective  To compare the effect of closed airway management system and open suction system on distribution and drug susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria in lower respiratory tract of mechanical ventilated patients.Methods  Fifty-nine cases in ICU who received mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h from May 2006 to Dec 2006 were randomly divided into two groups.Group A(29 patients)received closed—tracheal suction and Group B(30 patients)received open-tracheal suction.Quantitative bacteriological culture and sensitivity of antibacterial drugs were conducted on lower respiratory tract secretion samples.Results  In group A,a total of 91 strains were isolated,in which a single pathogen infection(41.4%)was the most frequent,followed by mixed infection of two pathogens(34.5%)and three or more pathogens(24.1%).In group B,a total of 141 strains were isolated,in which three or more pathogen infection(53.33%)was the most frequent,followed by two pathogen infection(30%)and a single pathogen infection(16.7% ).Pathogen distribution between the two groups was not significantly different(P gt;0.05).Drug susceptibility test did not show significant difference in main pathogens between the two groups(P gt;0.05).Conclusions  Closed airway management system can reduce the infection or colonization of mixed pathogens,but can not change the distribution and drug susceptibility of pathogens.

Citation: LIU Ning ,LIU Jianying,GU Qin. Efects of closed airway management on distribution and drug susceptibility of pathogenic bacteria in lower respiratory tract of mechanical ventilated patients. Chinese Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2008, 08(6): 427-430. doi: Copy

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