Update on management options in the treatment of nosocomial and ventilator assisted pneumonia: review of actual guidelines and economic aspects of therapy
Michael Wilke,1 Rolf Grube1 1Dr. Wilke GmbH, Munich, Germany Objective: Nosocomial or more exactly, hospital-acquired (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are frequent conditions when treating intensive care unit (ICU) patients that are only exceeded by central line-associated bloodstrea...
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| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Infection and Drug Resistance |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/update-on-management-options-in-the-treatment-of-nosocomial-and-ventil-a15327 |