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KMID : 0368019900130010213
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Journal of Soonchunhyang University
1990 Volume.13 No. 1 p.213 ~ p.217
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The Clinical Observation for Upper Respiratory Infection in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Tracheostomies
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Abstract
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The control of infection in the intensive care unit is a very important problem- in the critically ill patients. Particularly for the patient with tracheostomy, the possibility of infection may impose an added risk when the general condition is poor.
This study was undertaken to investigate the incidence of upper respiratory infection in patients with tracheostomies who had respiratory care in the intensive care unit.
The total number of cases in this study was 25, and the specimens for bacteriologic culture were taken especially from the regions of the upper respiratory tract via tracheostomy tubes.
The results obtained from the bateriologic culture were as follows:
1) The organism found most frequently was Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the next common organisms were Klebsiella and Neisseria catarrhalis, followed by α-hemolytic streptococcus. Gram negative bacilli were 63% of all cultured organisms.
2) The greatest number of organism was seen over the tenth day, and also seen in high rate on the first day.
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