Topic of the Week

December 14^th to 20^th 2015

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Monday

• Rodríguez. Nebulized antibiotics. An adequate option for treating ventilator-associated respiratory infection? Med Intensiva.2015;39:97-100

Tuesday

• Charles. Ventilator-associated pneumonia. Australas Med J 2014;;7(8):334-44

Wednesday

• Kalanuria. Ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU. Critical Care 2014;18:208   

Thursday

• Keyt. Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: A review of the clinically relevant recent advancements. Indian J Med Res 2014;139:814-21

Friday

• Klompas. Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals: 2014 Update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(S2):133-S154

Saturday

• Zolfaghari. The tracheal tube: gateway to ventilator-associated pneumonia. Critical Care 2011;15:310

Sunday

• Wilke. Update on management options in the treatment of nosocomial and ventilator assisted pneumonia: review of actual guidelines and economic aspects of therapy. Infection and Drug Resistance 2014(7):1-7