A multidisciplinary team care bundle for reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia at a hospital in southern Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 313-314

  Liu, Wei Lun ^a   Lin, Hsih Lan ^a   Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; SEDATION; STRESS ULCER; TAIWAN; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84882273797     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.06.003     Document Type: Letter

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