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Chapter 58 - Nosocomial Infection and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2018

Kate Flavin ,
Clare Morkane  and
Sarah Marsh
Kate Flavin
Affiliation:
The Central London School of Anaesthesia
Clare Morkane
Affiliation:
The Central London School of Anaesthesia
Sarah Marsh
Affiliation:
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
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Questions for the Final FFICM Structured Oral Examination , pp. 308 - 312
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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American Thoracic Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America: Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005; 171: 388–416Google Scholar
Kalanuria, A, Ziai, W. Ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU. Critical Care 2014; 18: 208Google Scholar
Pronovost, P J, Goeschel, C A, Colantuoni, E, et al. Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study. Br Med J 2010; 340: 309–314Google Scholar
Pugin, J, Auckenthaler, R, Mili, N, et al. Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia by bacteriologic analysis of bronchoscopic and nonbronchoscopic “blind” bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. American Rev Respir Dis 1991; 143: 1121–1129Google Scholar
Vincent, J L, Rello, J, Marshall, J, et al. International study of the prevalence and outcomes of infection in intensive care units. J Am Med Assoc 2009; 302(21): 2323–2329Google Scholar

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