title: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in neonatal intensive care unit--an emerging problem.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children (ICH& HC), Madras Medical College, Egmore, Chennai, 600 008, India, nandini_mmc@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Nandini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vijayakanthi
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitchanan
authors.forename: Durai
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arasan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors