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Classification of microorganisms
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Abstract
Patients in the intensive care unit are at risk for dying not only
from their critical illness but also from secondary processes such as
nosocomial infection. Pneumonia is the second most common
nosocomial infection in critically ill patients.
Ventilator associated pneumonia is a major cause of hospital
morbidity and mortality despite recent advances in diagnosis and
accuracy of management
Ventilator associated pneumonia is defined as pneumonia
occurring more than 48 hours after patients have been intubated and
received mechanical ventilation. Diagnosing VAP requires a high
clinical suspicion combined with bedside examination, radiographic
examination, and microbiologic analysis of respiratory secretions.
Ventilator associated pneumonia was defined as the presence.