Ventilator-associated pneumonia: Recent issues on pathogenesis, prevention and diagnosis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 155-162

  Koeman, M ^a   Van Der Ven, A J A M ^b   Ramsay, G ^b   Hoepelman, I M ^a   Bonten, M J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ASPIRATION; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; STRESS ULCER; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0035175749     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1073     Document Type: Review

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