Is HELICS the right way? Lack of chest radiography limits ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance in Wales
Introduction: The reported incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in Wales is low compared with surveillance data from other European regions. It is unclear whether this reflects success of the Welsh healthcare-associated infection prevention measures or limitations in the application o...
Main Authors: | Richard Pugh, Wendy Harrison, Susan Harris, Hywel Roberts, Gareth Scholey, Tamas Szakmany |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-08-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01271/full |
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