News tagged with ventilator associated pneumonia


Researchers to hunt down a prime suspect in hospital infections

(Phys.org) -- The use of mechanical ventilation in hospital intensive care units is a suspect in a significant number of hospital-acquired infections, but its exact prevalence in Australia is unknown.

Other created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic linezolid an effective option for treating patients with MRSA infection

The antibiotic linezolid may be more effective than vancomycin in treating ventilated patients who develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia as a result of their ventilation, according to a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0