Nermine El-Maraghy
Suez Canal University, Egypt
Title: Pattern of hospital-acquired pneumonia in intensive care unit of Suez Canal University Hospital
Biography
Biography: Nermine El-Maraghy
Abstract
Hospital acquired pneumonia occurs more than 48 h after hospital admission and was not present at the time of admission, while ventilator associated pneumonia occurs after 48–72 h of endotracheal intubation or within 48 h of extubation.HAP is the second most common nosocomial infection and accounts for approximately 25% of all infections in the Intensive Care Unit worldwide.