Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as the major cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit patients at an infectious disease hospital in southern Vietnam.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious healthcare-associated infection that affects up to 30 % of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. The bacterial aetiology and corresponding antimicrobial susceptibility of VAP is highly variable, and...

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Main Authors:	Nhu, N, Lan, N, Campbell, J, Parry, C, Thompson, C, Tuyen, H, Hoang, N, Tam, P, Le, V, Nga, T, Nhu, T, Van Minh, P, Nga, N, Thuy, C, Dung, LT, Yen, N, Van Hao, N, Loan, H, Yen, L, Nghia, H, Hien, T, Thwaites, C, Thwaites, G, Chau, N, Baker, S
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	Society for General Microbiology 2014

Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as the major cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit patients at an infectious disease hospital in southern Vietnam.

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