Topic · Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine · Medicine

Nosocomial Infections in ICU

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2 papers

Overventilation-induced airspace acidification increases susceptibility to Pseudomonas pneumonia

Matthias Felten, Chunjiang Tan, Sebastian Ferencik, J. Li, Eleftheria Letsiou, Jasmin Lienau, Holger Müller-Redetzky, Andreas Christian Hocke, Theresa C. Firsching, Achim D. Gruber, Gopinath Krishnamoorthy, Matthias Ochs, Christina Brandenberger, Qi Zhang, Wolfgang Michael Kuebler, Martin Witzenrath

This study shows that high tidal volume ventilation acidifies alveolar lining fluid, increasing susceptibility to Pseudomonas pneumonia by reducing NHE1 expression.

ERJ Open Research · Jun 25, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology

Longitudinal prevalence and co-carriage of pathogens associated with nursing home acquired pneumonia in three long-term care facilities

Ryann N. Whealy, Alexander Roberts, Tara Furstenau, Skylar Timm, Sara Maltinsky, Sydney J. Wells, Kylie Drake, Kayla Ramirez, Candice Bolduc, Ann Ross, Talima Pearson, Viacheslav Y. Fofanov

This study tracks prevalence and co-carriage of respiratory pathogens in nursing home residents, finding distinct colonization patterns and persistence differences.

PLOS Global Public Health · Aug 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology