Ventilator-associated pneumonia: A review

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 360-368

  Joseph, Noyal Mariya ^a   Sistla, Sujatha ^a   Dutta, Tarun Kumar ^a   Badhe, Ashok Shankar ^a   Parija, Subhash Chandra ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Diagnosis; Multi drug resistant pathogens; Risk factors; Treatment; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERTAPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; GASTRIC COLONIZATION; GIEMSA STAIN; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MICROSCOPY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNGEAL COLONIZATION; PATHOGENESIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 77956406032     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.07.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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