Methods
We performed a retrospective chart review of 75 tracheostomy and chronic
ventilator-dependent children at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Data on
demographics, respiratory cultures, hospitalizations, emergency
department (ED) visits, and antibiotic usage were collected. We
determined the frequency of MDRO positivity and compared the number of
hospitalizations, number of ED visits, and antibiotic usage in patients
with and without MDRO-positive cultures. Patient clinical variables were
analyzed before and after MDRO acquisition.