Patients With MDR Bacterial Infections Face Higher Mortality Risk During Weaning From Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, Study Finds

Infectious Disease Advisor (4/8, Kuhns) reports, “Patients with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections are at higher risk of mortality during weaning from invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), according to study results published in Respiratory Research.” In the study, “the rate of weaning failure significantly differed between the groups (P =.015), with the highest rate observed among patients with MDR infections (48%), followed by those with MDR colonization (34.8%) and those without detectable MDR pathogens (21.7%).”