Abstract:ObjectiveTo understand the status of intensive care unitacquired lower respiratory tract infection (ICULRTI), and the distribution characteristics of pathogens, so as to provide the basis for taking preventive and control measures, and scientific diagnosis and treatment for patients. MethodsTargeted monitoring data on healthcareassociated infection (HAI) in ICUs of 32 hospitals in a province in 2013 were investigated retrospectively. ResultsThe incidence of ICULRTI was 5.79%, ventilator usage rate was 31.25%, incidence of ventilatorassociated pneumonia(VAP) was 26.93‰;There was no linear correlation between ventilator usage rate and incidence of VAP(r=0.160,P=0.380). A total of 1 593 pathogens causing LRTI were detected, the major were gramnegative bacteria (75.77 %,n=1 207), followed by grampositive bacteria(18.21%,n=290),fungi(5.90%,n=94),Mycoplasma pneumonia and other pathogens(0.12 %, n=1 for each).The top five detected pathogens causing LRTI were Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli, accounting for 25.49%, 15.26%, 14.63%, 13.37% and 5.09% respectively.ConclusionTargeted monitoring on ICU is helpful for realizing healthcareassociated LRTI, each hospital should conduct targeted monitor to find out the causes of HAI, as well as improve the awareness of VAP among ICU health care workers.