Abstract:According to World Health Organization (WHO), lower respiratory tract infections are the third most common cause of death worldwide. These infections are mainly caused by multidrugresistant (MDR) bacteria. Between 8-28% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation are affected by ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of current study was to characterize bacteria isolated from VAP patients and to evaluate the effectiveness of some antimicrobial agents. Clinical bacterial isolates were recovered from pa… Show more
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