Antibiotic stewardship and microbiological aspects of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery
Purpose: Infections are a serious threat in the postoperative period in cardiac surgical patients. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is caused by multidrug-resistant organisms resulting in high mortality. Our aim is to study the prevalence of VAP, the organism associated with it and the appropri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu |
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| Online Access: | http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2022;volume=5;issue=3;spage=97;epage=101;aulast=Supraja |