Patients in ICU with pneumonia who are on ventilator machine, they will undergo a procedure (bronchoscopy) and a sample of lung secretion will be taken and sent for laboratory examination

Study of microbiological isolates and antibiotic susceptibility patterns in suspected cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia with bronchoscopy-based surveillance technique in ICU - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/04/066342

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-04-25

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Bronchoscopy: Patients admitted in ICU on ventilator will be examined by the treating intensivist on daily basis. On clinical suspicion of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a flexi

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients with a clinical suspicion of ventilator associated pneumonia 2.Mechanically ventilated for more than 48 hours 3.Age 18 years and above 4.Both genders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with a clinical suspicion of ventilator associated pneumonia 2.Mechanically ventilated for more than 48 hours 3.Age 18 years and above 4.Both genders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.To identify microbes associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia & examine their antibiotic sensitivity patterns. 2.To identify multi-drug resistant & extensive drug-resistant organisms prevalent in ICU. 3. To correlate Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score values with ventilator associated pneumoniaTimepoint: in duration 4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
N/ATimepoint: N/A	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ram Murti Sharma

School of medical sciences and research sharda university

sharmarammurti@gmail.com7798881243

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026