Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital in India: role of multi-drug resistant pathogens
Author(s) -
Noyal Mariya Joseph,
Sujatha Sistla,
Tarun Kumar Dutta,
Ashok Shankar Badhe,
Desdemona Rasitha,
Subhash Chandra Parija
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.634
Subject(s) - acinetobacter , medicine , klebsiella pneumoniae , microbiology and biotechnology , pneumonia , multiple drug resistance , pseudomonas aeruginosa , ventilator associated pneumonia , klebsiella pneumonia , antibiotics , streptococcus pneumoniae , drug resistance , haemophilus influenzae , staphylococcus aureus , intensive care unit , biology , escherichia coli , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive-care-unit (ICU)-acquired infection. The aetiology of VAP varies with different patient populations and types of ICUs.
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