id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-339015-qn8wbnlw Kayingo, Gerald Bacteria and Viruses: The Bogeymen in the Intensive Care Unit 2019-03-06 .txt text/plain 2380 146 33 Late-onset VAP (>7 days after mechanical ventilation) is usually caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter species, methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA), and multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli. For the management of VAP, advance practice providers (APPs) should direct initial antibiotic therapy against organisms that are known to frequently cause pneumonia in the ICU. APPs working in the ICU need to recognize viral community-acquired pneumonia early and manage it aggressively to prevent complications and improve outcomes. Nosocomial viral pneumonia in the ICU is frequently caused by Herpesviridae family of viruses, which include HSV and cytomegalovirus (CMV). 10, 11 The clinical manifestations of bacterial and viral infections are highly variable in the ICU patient, ranging from severe respiratory disease to sepsis (Box 5). ./cache/cord-339015-qn8wbnlw.txt ./txt/cord-339015-qn8wbnlw.txt