A Comparative Study of Bacteriological and Radiological Profile of Community Acquired and Ventilator Pneumonia with Special Reference to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Abstract: Background: The present study was done to study pneumonia in Type 2 Diabetic patients with respect to clinical and bacteriological profile, laboratory parameters and prognosis. Methods: It is a prospective observational study. Patients aged >18 Years with Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and who met the diagnostic criteria for pneumoniaas per British Thoracic Society guidelines, VAP is diagnosed in patients presenting with development of new or progressive radiological infiltrates after 48 hrs of admission or after 48 hrs of mechanical ventilation & one of the following - Fever >38.30C, Leucocytosis>12000/cu. mm, or Leucopenia 106cfu/ ml. A total of fifty patients with Type 2 Diabetes and pneumoniain this study. Data were analysed using SPSS 21. A probability value of
Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Community Acquired Pneumonia, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Fasting Blood Sugar, Post Prandial Blood Sugar, HemoglobinA1C, HBA1C
How to Cite?: Dr Karthick, Dr. Kalluru Harsha Vardhan Reddy, Dr. Visweswara Reddy, Dr. Vaishnavi, Dr. Divyaachyuth Krishna, "A Comparative Study of Bacteriological and Radiological Profile of Community Acquired and Ventilator Pneumonia with Special Reference to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital", Volume 12 Issue 3, March 2023, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 318-321, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR23301235630, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR23301235630