Critical care-acquired pneumonia.
Nosocomial infections are the second most common hospital-acquired infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently published an updated Guidelines for the Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia. A summary of these recommendations and general preventive strategies are presented in this article.
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