Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Baskent University Hospital: Incidence, Risk Factors, Causative Agents and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Baskent University Hospital: Incidence, Risk Factors, Causative Agents and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns

Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common infection in intensive care units (ICUs). The aim of this study is to determine the VAP incidence, risk factors, causative agents and the susceptibility patterns. Intubated patients in the four ICUs in our hospital were evaluated prospectively...

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Main Authors: Funda ERGİN, Özlem KURT AZAP, Göknur YAPAR, Hande ARSLAN, Özlem DİKMEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2004-06-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Subjects:
Pulmonary ventilator
Pneumonia
Risk factors
Etiology
Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2004-9-2-119-124.pdf

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