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January 24, 2026Open Access

Characteristics of Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Literature Review

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NPNathania Nabilah PratitasariAirlangga UniversityPEPepy Dwi EndraswariTATri Pudy AsmarawatiAirlangga University

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Implication

Literature review highlights pneumonia characteristics in ICU patients, suggesting pathogen awareness for treatment.

Key Points

  • This review aims to summarize the characteristics of pneumonia in ICU patients and the common pathogens involved.
  • Conducted a literature review of articles published between 2020-2025 in English.
  • Collected data from 10 articles, analyzing 4 that met inclusion criteria.
  • Focused on patient demographics and pathogen profiles.
  • Advanced age over 60 and male gender are common among ICU pneumonia patients.
  • Many patients have hypertension and diabetes mellitus.
  • Common causative pathogens include Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter baumannii with high antibiotic resistance levels.
  • Leukocyte and neutrophil counts are generally normal, while procalcitonin levels are elevated.

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Pratitasari et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69746149bb9d90c67120b190https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18334611
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