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SUBMITTER: Prescott HC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2948395 | biostudies-other | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Prescott Hallie C HC O'Brien James M JM
F1000 medicine reports 20100224
Ventilator-associated pneumonia, broadly defined as pneumonia that develops after 48 hours of intubation, is a common mechanical ventilation complication that causes significant morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Prevention strategies are continually evolving to decrease the impact of this serious and costly disease. ...[more]