Prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia in non-ventilated adult patients: a narrative review

Abstract Background Pneumonia is one of the leading hospital-acquired infections worldwide and has an important impact. Although preventive measures for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are well known, less is known about appropriate measures for prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)....

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Main Authors: Leonor Pássaro, Stephan Harbarth, Caroline Landelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-016-0150-3