Prevalence of Gram-negative Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahwaz, Iran
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common nosocomial infection among hospitalized patients who have undergone intubation and mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at risk of developing life-threatening VAP due to spe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2018-10-01
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Series: | Novelty in Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/23198 |