Causative bacteria of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit in Bahrain: Prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility pattern

Table 1 The clinical pulmonary infection score

Assessed parameter	Result	Score
Temperature (°Celsius)	36.5–38.4 °C	0
	38.5–38.9 °C	1
	≤ 36 or ≥ 39 °C	2
Leukocytes in blood (cells/mm3)	4000–11000/mm3	0
	< 4000 or > 11000/mm3	1
	≥ 500 band cells	2
Tracheal secretions (subjective visual scale)	None	0
	Mild/non-purulent	1
	Purulent	2
Radiographic findings (on chest radiography, excluding CHF and ARDS)	No infiltrate	0
	Diff use/patchy infiltrate	1
	Localized infiltrate	2
Culture results (endotracheal aspirate)	No or mild growth	0
	Moderate or florid growth	1
	Moderate or florid growth and pathogen consistent with gram stain	2
Oxygenation status	> 240 or ARDS	1
	≤ 240 and absence of ARDS	2

CHF: Congestive heart failure; ARDS: Acute respiratory distress syndrome.