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Volume 4, Issue 4(Suppl) J Infect Dis Ther 2016
ISSN: 2332-0877, JIDT an open access journal
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Infectious Diseases 2016
August 24-26, 2016
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August 24-26, 2016 Philadelphia, USA
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Infectious DiseasesJoint Event on 2nd World Congress on
Pediatric Care & Pediatric Infectious Diseases
International Conference on
Ventilator associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care units
Kartikeya Makker
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville, USA
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication related to mechanical ventilation in the neonatal period.
However, lack of a specific definition and difficulties obtaining noncontaminated samples of the lower respiratory airway
render microbiological diagnosis and etiological treatment extremely difficult. Thus far, only few studies have approached VAP
using accepted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria and reliable sampling techniques. In recent years, however, the
blind-protected bronchoalveolar lavage technique with protected specimen brush and the development of validated biomarkers have
attempted to overcome the diagnostic difficulties and assess the response to therapy. This presentation on neonatal VAP aims to
stimulate neonatologists’ interest in this subtle but serious complication of mechanical ventilation
Biography
Kartikeya Makker is an Assistant Professor in Nenatology at University of Florida College of Medicine and is the Quality Initiative Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit (NICU) at UF Health. He is also a candidate for Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He has several publications, national
presentations and has been awarded for Medical Education on numerous occasions.
Kartikeya Makker, J Infect Dis Ther 2016, 4:4(Suppl)