The Incidence, Risk Factors and Diagnosis of Ventilator Associated Penumonia.

Background: The critically ill patient is at risk of developing intensive care acquired infection, with the lungs being especially vulnerable. Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) occurring after two days of mechanical ventilation and it is the most nosocomial infection seen in the intensive care...

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Main Authors: Amer S. Karim, Kassim M. Sultan, Muhammed W. Al- Obaidy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Medicine University of Baghdad 2010-01-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/1076