Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Jul 2024
Multicenter Study Observational StudyPrevalence of Bacterial Codetection and Outcomes for Infants Intubated for Respiratory Infections.
To determine the prevalence of respiratory bacterial codetection in children younger than 2 years intubated for acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), primarily viral bronchiolitis, and identify the association of codetection with mechanical ventilation duration. ⋯ Bacterial codetection was present in almost a third of children younger than 2 years requiring intubation and ICU admission for LRTI, but this was not associated with prolonged IMV. Further large studies are needed to evaluate if codetection is associated with shorter IMV duration.