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Emergence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii as the major cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit patients at an infectious disease hospital in southern Vietnam.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Oct 2014
Nhu Nguyen Thi Khanh, Lan Nguyen Phu Huong, Campbell James I, Parry Christopher M, Thompson Corinne, Tuyen Ha Thanh, Hoang Nguyen Van Minh, Tam Pham Thi Thanh, Le Vien Minh, Nga Tran Vu Thieu, Nhu Tran Do Hoang, Van Minh Pham, Nga Nguyen Thi Thu, Thuy Cao Thu, Dung Le Thi, Yen Nguyen Thi Thu, Van Hao Nguyen, Loan Huynh Thi, Yen Lam Minh, Nghia Ho Dang Trung, Hien Tran Tinh, Thwaites Louise, Thwaites Guy, Chau Nguyen Van Vinh, Baker Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious healthcare-associated infection that affects up to 30 % of intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. The bacterial aetiology and corresponding antimicrobial susceptibility of VAP is highly variable, and can differ between countries, national provinces and even between different wards in the same hospital. We aimed to...
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