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Nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated adult patients: Epidemiology and prevention in 1996
Craven DE, Steger KA. Nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated adult patients: Epidemiology and prevention in 1996. Semininars in Respiratory Infection. 1996;11(1):32-53.

Review of the epidemiology and causative factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia, concluding that aspiration of gastric contents is a major risk factor.



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