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Preferred term

Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Serious INFLAMMATION of the LUNG in patients who required the use of PULMONARY VENTILATOR. It is usually caused by bacterial CROSS INFECTION in hospitals.

Entry terms

  • Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B6D3QN9G-T

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