AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use

VAP accounts for more than 80% of HAP [2]. Statistics have shown that VAP affects up to 28% of intubated patients and the incidence rate escalates with time [1,3]. The probability of developing VAP is the highest during early intubation; with ~3% infection/day for the first 5 days of intubation decreasing to 2% per day from day 5 to 10 [1,4]. ................
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