title: Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis: pre-emptive, appropriate antibiotic therapy recommended.
abstract: Nseir and colleagues presented data from a large multicenter study of patients with ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT), demonstrating that appropriate antibiotic therapy for VAT was an independent predictor for reducing transition to pneumonia (ventilator-associated pneumonia, or VAP). These data added to the growing evidence supporting the use of appropriate antibiotic therapy for VAT as a standard of care to prevent VAP and improve patient outcomes.
authors: Donald E
authors: DE
authors: Craven
authors: Jana
authors: J
authors: Hudcova
authors: Yuxiu
authors: Y
authors: Lei
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents