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Hospital-acquired pneumonia and Ventilator-associated pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit: A Study

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is the pneumonia that occurs within 48 hours or more after admission, which was not incubating at the time of admission. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as the pneumonia that arises within 48–72 hours after endotracheal intubation.(1) HAP has been reported to be the second most common nosocomial in

Hospital-acquired pneumonia and Ventilator-associated pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit: A Study
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