VAP prevention â non-antimicrobial methods
VAP prevention â non-antimicrobial methods
VAP prevention â 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