Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

• Main Authors: Ali Amanati (Author), Abdollah Karimi (Author), Alireza Fahimzad (Author), Ahmad Reza Shamshiri (Author), Fatemeh Fallah (Author), Alireza Mahdavi (Author), Mahshid Talebian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Among hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in children, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common after blood stream infection (BSI). VAP can prolong length of ventilation and hospitalization, increase mortality rate, and directly change a patient's outcome in Pediatri...