[1] Tracheobronchitis is often a hospital-acquired infection, particularly in an intensive care setting, associated with the use of mechanical ventilators, and the need for inserting a tracheal tube.
The characteristic increased sputum produced can give problems in the removal of the tracheal tube (extubation).
[2] Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis is a hospital-acquired infection usually contracted in an intensive care unit when a mechanical ventilator is used.
The extra secreted mucus from tracheobronchitis plugs the airways allowing the fungal pathogens to lodge and multiply.
The characteristic increased sputum produced can give problems in the removal of the tracheal tube (extubation).