What is the role of the allied health professional in preventing ventilator acquired pneumonia?

Internet Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Scott, Megan ^a   Keene, Shane ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 77953404433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15288366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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