OBJECTIVE. To compare ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) rates and patterns of isolates across studies of antibiotic and non‐antibiotic methods for preventing VAP. DESIGN. With the use of 42 cohort ...

Since 2007, we have set as a priority in our hospital the eradication of nosocomial infections. To this end, we have developed a set of best practices for prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia ...

Although The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals force many organizations to focus primarily on MRSA, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections, ...