Open AccessViral ventilator-associated pneumonia: Uncovering tip of the iceberg
Author(s) -
Pradeep Vaideeswar,
Sandeep B Bavdekar,
Piyali Biswas,
Sarangarajan Ranganathan,
Archana Bhosale
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.81633
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , viral pneumonia , bronchiolitis , pneumonia , incidence (geometry) , context (archaeology) , respiratory distress , ventilator associated pneumonia , intensive care unit , intensive care , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , pathology , respiratory system , disease , covid-19 , surgery , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , paleontology , physics , optics
Hospital-acquired infections are frequently encountered by the physicians for ailments demanding prolonged hospitalization, especially in intensive care units, where patients are often mechanically ventilated. The organisms most often implicated are bacteria; viral etiology is infrequent.