title: Fighting vampires and ventilator-associated pneumonia: is silver the magic bullet?
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Niederman
mesh_terms: D018806:APACHE; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012834:Silver; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver