Ventilator-associated nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units in Malaysia

Ventilator-associated nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care units in Malaysia

Background: The outcome indicator of nosocomial infection (NI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is used to benchmark the quality of patient care in Malaysia. We conducted a three-year prospective study on the incidences of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), risk factors, and patterns of the mic...

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Main Authors: Supaletchimi Gopal Katherason, Lin Naing, Kamarudin Jaalam, Kamarul Imran Musa, Nik Abdullah Nik Mohamad, Subramaniar Aiyar, Kavita Bhojani, Najah Harussani, Aisai Abdul Rahman, Asma Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2009-10-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Subjects:
ventilator-associated pneumonia
risk factors
survival analysis
nosocomial infection
intensive care unit
Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/115
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