Incidence and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in a developing country: Where is the difference?

ABSTRACT: Background Latin America exhibits a wide range of differences, compared to developed nations, in genetic background, health services, and clinical research development. It is valid to hypothesize that the incidence and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in our setting m...

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Autores:

Jaimes Barragán, Fabian Alberto
De La Rosa Echávez, Gisela Del Carmen
Gómez Vásquez, Emiliano
Múnera, Paola
Ramírez Rivera, Jaime
Castrillón, Sebastián

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2007

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/29713

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/29713

Palabra clave:

Neumonía
Pneumonia
Factores de Riesgo
Factores de Riesgo
Risk Factors
Epidemiología
Epidemiology
Estudios prospectivos
Prospective Studies
Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos
Intensive Care Units
Incidencia
Incidence
Ventilator-associated pneumonia

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/