Multinational prospective cohort study of rates and risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia over 24 years in 42 countries of Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East: Findings of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)
Objective: Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are several times above those ofhigh-income countries. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors (RFs) for VAP cases in ICUs of LMICs.Design: Prospective cohort study.Setting: This stu...
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