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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

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Nosocomial pneumonia is the second most common nosocomial infection hospital-wide (1), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection acquired by patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). VAP accounts for nearly one-third of all nosocomial ICU infections (2). Additionally, VAP carries the highest case/fatality ratio of any of the nosocomial infections (3,4).

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Gray, A.W. (2001). Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. In: O’Donnell, J.M., Nácul, F.E. (eds) Surgical Intensive Care Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6645-5_27

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