Prevalence of Gram-negative Bacteria Isolated from Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units of Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahwaz, Iran

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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Main Authors: Seyed Hamid Borsi, Maryam Haddadzadeh Shoushtari, Hanieh Raji, Faramarz Ghalavand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018-10-01
Series:Novelty in Biomedicine
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii, Antibiotic resistance, Enterobacteria, ICU, ventilator-associated pneumonia
Online Access:http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/23198

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