title: Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Shelley S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Magill
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klompas
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.forename: Suzanne M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Clifford S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Deutschman
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diekema
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fridkin
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guh
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gutterman
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hess
authors.forename: Nicholas S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horan
authors.forename: Marin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kollef
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Septimus
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanantwerpen
authors.forename: Don
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lipsett
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis*; D062486:Public Health Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: critical care; epidemiology; intensive care unit; mechanical ventilation; public health; ventilator-associated pneumonia