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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022

Probiotic prophylaxis to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in children on mechanical ventilation: A randomized double-blind clinical trial.

Soheil Roshanzamiri, Maryam Alemzadeh, Seyyedeh Narjes Ahmadizadeh, Azita Behzad, Seyyedeh Masumeh Hashemi, Jamshid Salamzadeh, Bahador Mirrahimi

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Soheil RoshanzamiriDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam AlemzadehDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyyedeh Narjes AhmadizadehDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Azita BehzadDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyyedeh Masumeh HashemiDepartment of Pediatric Intensive Care, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jamshid SalamzadehDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Bahador MirrahimiDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common nosocomial infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Using new strategies to prevent nosocomial infections is crucial to avoid antibiotic resistance. One of these strategies is the utilization of probiotics. This study aims to investigate the efficacy of probiotic prophylaxis in preventing VAP in mechanically ventilated children. Method: This study was a randomized, double-blind clinical trial. The study included 72 children under 12 years of age under mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h in the Mofid Children's Hospital. Patients were randomly divided into Limosilactobacillus reuteri Results: The mean age of children in the intervention and placebo groups was 4.60 ± 4.84 and 3.38 ± 3.49 years, respectively. After adjusting the other variables, it was observed that chance of VAP among probiotics compared to the placebo group was significantly decreased (OR adjusted = 0.29; 95% CI: 0.09-0.95). Also, probiotic was associated with a significantly lower chance of diarrhea than the placebo group (OR adjusted = 0.09; 95% CI: 0.01-0.96). Conclusion: Probiotic utilization is effective in preventing the incidence of VAP and diarrhea in children under mechanical ventilation in the PICU.

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intensive care unitsmechanical ventilationpediatricprobioticsventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)

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