A 55-year-old man on ICU develops fever and new bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on day 6 of mechanical ventilation. The team suspects VAP. A protected...

Question

A 55-year-old man on ICU develops fever and new bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on day 6 of mechanical ventilation. The team suspects VAP. A protected specimen brush (PSB) sample is obtained during bronchoscopy. What quantitative culture threshold from a PSB sample is diagnostic of VAP?

Accepted Answer

>10³ CFU/mL

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>10² CFU/mL

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>10⁴ CFU/mL

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>10⁵ CFU/mL

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>10⁶ CFU/mL

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

A 55-year-old man on ICU develops fever and new bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on day 6 of mechanical ventilation. The team suspects VAP. A protected specimen brush (PSB) sample is obtained during bronchoscopy. What quantitative culture threshold from a PSB sample is diagnostic of VAP?