title: Medical devices and their role in the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia--challenging some sacred cows!
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ball
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007327:Insufflation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Q000382:microbiology / Q000592:standards; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards