The Oropharyngeal Bacterial Colonization of Patients with Endotracheal Tube

The Oropharyngeal Bacterial Colonization of Patients with Endotracheal Tube

Abstract Background and Objective: Bacterial colonization in upper respiratory airways is one of the major risk factors for the development of the ventilator–associated pneumonia (VAP), which is the most common and serious hospital-acquired infection in intensive care unit (ICU). The aim of this s...

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Main Authors: M Azimi, SH Moghadam, L Jouybari, N Bahnampour, EA Ghaemi, M Hesam, M Bazori, A Sanagoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Golestan University of Medical Sciences 2014-07-01
Series:Medical Laboratory Journal
Subjects:
microbial colonization
endotracheal tube
intensive care unit
ventilator associated pneumonia
Online Access:http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/article-1-456-en.html

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