Open AccessEmerging trends of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care unit of a tertiary care public teaching hospital in Western India
Author(s) -
Rakesh Bhadade,
Minal Harde,
Rosemarie deSouza,
Ashwini More,
Ramesh Bharmal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_7_17
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , intensive care unit , tertiary care , intensive care medicine , unit (ring theory) , ventilator associated pneumonia , emergency medicine , mathematics education , mathematics
Nosocomial pneumonia poses great challenge to an intensivist. Detailed information about hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP) is crucial for prevention and optimal management, thus improving quality Intensive Care Unit (ICU) care. Hence, we aimed to study the current trend of nosocomial pneumonia in ICU.