A study of incidence, outcome and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of ventilator associated pneumonia in icu of tertiary care hospital in Nepal

D. R. Mishra (Dharan, Nepal)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Antibiotics, resistance and vaccines
Session: Antibiotics, resistance and vaccines
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2744
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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D. R. Mishra (Dharan, Nepal). A study of incidence, outcome and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of ventilator associated pneumonia in icu of tertiary care hospital in Nepal. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2744

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