Development and characterisation of novel anti-infective endotracheal tube biomaterials
Nosocomial infection, including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) affects more than 1 million people each year. The first step in VAP is colonization of the endotracheal tube; prevention of which has failed using traditional approaches such as antibiotic prophylaxis. This work looks at the devel...
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Queen's University Belfast
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.557654 |