Background Health-care-associated infection is the most frequent result of unsafe patient
care worldwide, but few data are available from the developing world. We aimed to assess …

Background Sex differences are important epidemiological factors that impact in the
frequency and severity of infectious diseases. A clear sexual dimorphism in bacterial …

Objective: To determine the attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a
systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Ventilator-associated …

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a leading cause of death in
hospitalized patients, but there has been no systematic analysis of the incidence …

Pneumonia (draft)” was published in 1999 (1). Afterwards, a number of guidelines for
HAP/VAP have been published or updated at home and abroad (2-10). The definitions of …

OBJECTIVES: To characterize ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in our pediatric
intensive care unit (PICU), implement an evidence-based pediatric VAP prevention bundle …

Objective: The primary aims of this study were to determine the effects of heparin on length
of stay and change from baseline multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) score. Secondary …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious problem among
mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICU), especially for the newborn …

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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the major nosocomial infections in the
intensive care unit (ICU), contributing to increased mortality and morbidity. Studies have …