Table 1 Diagnostic criteria for ventilation-associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated neonates according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance criteria for patients younger than 12 months of age.
Type | Criteria |
|---|---|
>48 h of mechanical ventilation | |
Radiologic | Persistent radiological infiltrates or consolidation in two sequential radiographs after initiation of mechanical ventilation |
Clinical | Worsening of the respiratory conditions characterized by increased |
• need for supplemental oxygen | |
• respirator settings to achieve targeted respiratory values | |
• amount of respiratory secretions | |
• incidence of desaturation events | |
Presence of tachypnea, apnea, and/or retractions | |
Microbiological | Isolation of any microorganism with more than 1000 CFU/mL in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid |
