Efficacy and safety of nebulized antibiotics in treating ventilator-associated pneumonia

Efficacy and safety of nebulized antibiotics in treating ventilator-associated pneumonia

Background Development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. VAP mortality ranges between 5.8 and 27%. When administrating intravenous antibiotics they are mainly detected in respiratory segments of the lungs, but not in the sputum and does n...

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Main Authors: Osama S Arafa, Tarek S Essawy, Basem M Abdelgawad, Ashraf M Elnahas, Emad A Attaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
Subjects:
nebulized antibiotics
respiratory tract infections
ventilator-associated pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.ejcdt.eg.net/article.asp?issn=0422-7638;year=2020;volume=69;issue=3;spage=567;epage=571;aulast=Arafa

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