Incidence and risk factors of ventilator associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 178-182

  Charles, M V Pravin ^a   Easow, Joshy M ^a   Joseph, Noyal M ^a   Ravishankar, M ^a   Kumar, Shailesh ^a   Umadevi, Sivaraman ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Incidence; Risk factors; VAP

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STEROID THERAPY; SUPINE POSITION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84876998582     PISSN: 18361935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2013.1627     Document Type: Article

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