ventilator-associated pneumonia
- ventilator-associated pneumonia
- the most common nosocomial type of pneumonia, a frequently fatal type seen in patients breathing with a ventilator; it is usually caused by aspiration of contaminated secretions or stomach contents and may be bacterial, viral, or fungal.
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