Abstract: | Objective To investigate the pathogen distribution and drug resistance of stroke associated pneumonia (SAP) and analyze prognostic risk factors of SAP, so as to provide guidance for early clinical intervention. Methods The sputum test results of 216 cases of SAP diagnosed and treated in the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University from June of 2013 to June of 2019 were retrospectively studied, and their pathogen distribution and drug resistance were analyzed. SAP cases were divided into a good prognosis group and a poor prognosis group, analyzing the prognostic risk factors of SAP by logistic regression analysis. Results A total of 172 pathogenic bacteria were isolated from the sputum specimens of 216 SAP patients, including 119 strains of Gram-negative bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa accounted for 28.6% (34/119), which had high drug resistance to levofloxacin and imipenem, but low drug resistance to aminoglycosides and meropenem; Acinetobacter baumannii accounted for 26.9% (32/119), and the drug resistance rates of cephalosporins, penicillins and carbapenems were more than 75%, low resistance to tigecycline and cefoperazone sodium sulbactam sodium; Klebsiella pneumoniae accounted for 11.8% (14/119), which were resistant to cephalosporins, but sensitive to carbapenems. Among the 14 strains of Gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus accounted for 64.3% (9/14), which were resistant to commonly used antibiotics, sensitive to vancomycin and linezolid; Streptococcus pneumoniae accounted for 35.7% (5/14), which were sensitive to a variety of drugs. Among the 39 strains of fungi, Candida albicans accounted for 33.3% (13/39). Univariate analysis showed that the difference of age, previous cerebral infarction, basic disease≥3, mechanical ventilation, hypoproteinemia, hyponatremia, disorder of consciousness, CURB-65 score, and lymphocyte counts were statistically significant. The logistic regression analysis showed that age ≥75 years (P=0.012), mechanical ventilation (P=0), hyponatremia (P=0.017), hypoalbuminemia (P=0), and CURB-65 score (P=0) were independent risk factors of SAP. Conclusion SAP was dominated by Gram-negative bacteria, and multidrug resistance was more and more common. Rational use of antibiotics should be applied according to the etiologic distribution and drug resistance characteristics clinically; a variety of factors were related with the prognosis of SAP, and early intervention was necessary to reduce |