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Clinical Microbiology Reviews, October 2006, p. 637-657, Vol. 19, No. 4
0893-8512/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CMR.00051-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Steven M. Koenig and Jonathon D. Truwit*

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908

While critically ill patients experience a life-threatening illness, they commonly contract ventilator-associated pneumonia. This nosocomial infection increases morbidity and likely mortality as well as the cost of health care. This article reviews the literature with regard to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. It provides conclusions that can be implemented in practice as well as an algorithm for the bedside clinician and also focuses on the controversies with regard to diagnostic tools and approaches, treatment plans, and prevention strategies.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, P.O. Box 800546, UVa HS, Charlottesville, VA 22908. Phone: (434) 924-5270. Fax: (434) 924-9682. E-mail: truwit{at}virginia.edu.

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, October 2006, p. 637-657, Vol. 19, No. 4
0893-8512/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/CMR.00051-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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