The impact of a ventilator bundle on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A multicenter study

CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care–associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting

Teresa Horan, Mary Andrus, Margaret A. Dudeck · American Journal of Infection Control · 2008 · 6.6K citations

Public Health, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +16

National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System Report, data summary from January 1992 through June 2004, issued October 2004

A report from the NNIS System · American Journal of Infection Control · 2004 · 2.3K citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics +16

Using a Bundle Approach to Improve Ventilator Care Processes and Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Roger K. Resar, Peter J. Pronovost, Carol Haraden et al. · The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety · 2005 · 636 citations

Medicine, Critical Care Nursing, Health Care Management +16

Continuous Aspiration of Subglottic Secretions in Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Jordi Vallés · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1995 · 564 citations

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Pulmonology +16

Chlorhexidine Gluconate 0.12% Oral Rinse Reduces the Incidence of Total Nosocomial Respiratory Infection and Nonprophylactic Systemic Antibiotic Use in Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery

Anthony J. DeRiso, Joseph S. Ladowski, Todd A. Dillon et al. · CHEST Journal · 1996 · 496 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +17