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VAP prevention – non-antimicrobial methods

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Silver-coated ET tubes & <strong>VAP</strong><br />

(Microbiology)<br />

Silver tube<br />

Uncoated tube<br />

Staphylococcus Aureus 9 16<br />

MRSA 3 7<br />

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa 8 11<br />

Enterobacteriaceae 10 5<br />

Yeasts 5 7<br />

Streptococcus species 4 7<br />

Haemophilus Influenza 3 3<br />

Acinetobacter Baumannii 1 5<br />

Other 5 17<br />

Kollef MH et al, JAMA 2008; 300: 805-13

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