Economic burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a developing country

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-130

  Alp, E ^a   Kalin, G ^a   Coskun, R ^a   Sungur, M ^a   Guven, M ^a   Doganay, M ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economic cost; Intensive care; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84861678635     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.03.006     Document Type: Article

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