Concepedia

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

Fabián Jaimes, Gisela De La Rosa, E. Orozco Gomez, Paola Múnera, Jaime Ramírez, Sebastián Castrillón

Respiratory Medicine · 2006 · 46 citations · 32 references

Concepts

MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesInfectious Disease EpidemiologyPulmonologyVentilator ManagementMechanical VentilationPulmonary InfectionsRespiratory DiseaseRespiratory InfectionsRespiratory Infectious DiseasesVentilator-associated ComplicationsHealthcare-associated PneumoniaInfection Risk FactorsRespiratory Infection EpidemiologyVentilator-associated Infectious ComplicationsVentilator-associated PneumoniaVentilator-associated Pneumonia RiskVentilator-associated Pneumonia Surveillance

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Medicine, Internal Medicine, Clinical Classification Systems +16

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William A. Knaus, Elizabeth A. Draper, Douglas P. Wagner et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 1986 · 13.4K citations

Health Professions, Biostatistics, Clinical Classification Systems +12

The Epidemiology of Sepsis in the United States from 1979 through 2000

Greg S. Martin, David M. Mannino, Stephanie Eaton et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 5.9K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Demography, Infectious Diseases +17

The prevalence of nosocomial infection in intensive care units in Europe. Results of the European Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC) Study. EPIC International Advisory Committee

Jean‐Louis Vincent · JAMA · 1995 · 2.1K citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

The Prevalence of Nosocomial Infection in Intensive Care Units in Europe

Jean‐Louis Vincent · JAMA · 1995 · 1.6K citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17