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Should Aerosolized Antibiotics Be Used to Treat Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
Changsheng Zhang, Lorenzo Berra and Michael Klompas
Respiratory Care June 2016, 61 (6) 737-748; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.04748
Changsheng Zhang
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
MDLorenzo Berra
Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
MDMichael Klompas
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, and the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
MDIn this issue
Respiratory Care
Vol. 61, Issue 6
1 Jun 2016
Should Aerosolized Antibiotics Be Used to Treat Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
Changsheng Zhang, Lorenzo Berra, Michael Klompas
Respiratory Care Jun 2016, 61 (6) 737-748; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.04748
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- Abstract
- Introduction
- Rationale of Administrating Antibiotics via Inhalation
- History of Inhaled Antibiotics
- Purpose of This Review
- Pro: Aerosolized Antibiotics Should Be Used to Treat Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- Con: Aerosolized Antibiotics Should NOT Be Used to Treat Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
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- Discussion
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