The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on population health and
hospital operations. Over 7 million patients have been hospitalized for COVID-19 thus far in …

Secondary bacterial pneumonia (2° BP) is associated with significant morbidity following
respiratory viral infection, yet remains incompletely understood. In a prospective cohort of …

Tracheal tube infections pose significant challenges in the management of mechanically
ventilated patients in intensive care units. These infections contribute to prolonged intensive …

Background No univocal recommendation exists for microbiological diagnosis of ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP). Sampling of either proximal or distal respiratory tract likely …

Background: Data on the benefits of rapid microbiological testing on antimicrobial
consumption (AC) and antimicrobial resistance patterns (ARPs) are scarce. We evaluated …

Intensive care unit-acquired infections are complicating events in critically ill patients. In this
study we analyzed the incidence, microbiological patterns, and outcome in patients with …

Objetivo Analizar las sobreinfecciones intrahospitalarias y su relación con la mortalidad en
pacientes obesos o diabéticos con COVID-19 críticamente enfermos. Diseño Analítico …

Background Severe COVID-19 carries a high morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have
shown an association between COVID-19 severity and SARS-CoV-2 viral load (VL). We …

Abstract Backgound During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, a significant number of critical
patients required ventilatory assistance in health institutions. In this context, Ventilator …

In the general human population, aging is associated with a rise in systemic inflammation,
primarily involving innate immune pathways related to interferon (IFN), toll-like receptor, and …