Rapid identification of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from a surgical intensive care unit in Egypt.

Background: The rapid and accurate identification of nosocomial clinical isolates is the first essential step in investigating nosocomial outbreaks. We aimed to evaluate the performance of MDR-CHROMagar Acinetobacter versus matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) in rapid detection of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) of Kasr Alainy- Cairo University.

Methods: Over a period of 9 months from January 2014 until September 2014, 234 samples were collected.

Diagnostic values of CD64, C-reactive protein and procalcitonin in ventilator-associated pneumonia in adult trauma patients: a pilot study.

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common nosocomial infections; however, its diagnosis remains difficult to establish in the critical care setting. We investigated the potential role of neutrophil CD64 (nCD64) expression as an early marker for the diagnosis of VAP.

Methods: Forty-nine consecutive patients with clinically suspected VAP were prospectively included in a single-center study.