TO THE EDITOR—In their recent article, Wunderink et al [1] claim that linezolid is superior to vancomycin for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nosocomial pneumonia. The accompanying commentary suggests that this should influence nosocomial pneumonia treatment guidelines [2]. I disagree with both conclusions because of concerns about data validity, the questionable...

Comparar o perfil dos pacientes internados na UTI geral, com as doenças sistêmicas e condições orais presentes que incitem no desenvolvimento da pneumonia nosocomial. Estudo de caráter quantitativo, exploratória campo, conduzida em uma geral um hospital filantrópico alta complexidade do sul catarinense a análise das bucais 25 pacientes. Dos referido setor, 6 (24%) tiveram diagnóstico nosocomial...

INTRODUCTION Nosocomial legionellosis has generally been described in immunodepressed patients, but Legionella pneumophila serogroup 3 has rarely been identified as the causative agent. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of nosocomial L. pneumophila serogroup 3 pneumonia in a 70-year-old Caucasian man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Diagnosis was carried out by culture and real-time polymerase c...

BACKGROUND The primary objective of this meta-analysis is aimed at determining whether β-lactams prolonged infusion in patients with nosocomial pneumonia (NP) results in higher cure rate and improved mortality compared to intermittent infusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Relevant studies were identified from searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL from inception to September 1st, 2015. All publis...