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