Epidemiology of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, microbiological diagnostics and the length of antimicrobial treatment in the Polish Intensive Care Units in the years 2013-2015

Epidemiology of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, microbiological diagnostics and the length of antimicrobial treatment in the Polish Intensive Care Units in the years 2013-2015

Abstract Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs). The objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology and microbiology of VAP in Polish ICUs from 2013 to 2015, as well as to understand how these depended on the diagnos...

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Main Authors: Michał Wałaszek, Anna Różańska, Marta Zofia Wałaszek, Jadwiga Wójkowska-Mach, The Polish Society of Hospital Infections Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI)
Intensive care unit (ICU)
Poland
Acinetobacter baumannii
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3212-8

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