Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in neonatal intensive care unit--an emerging problem.

Indian J Pediatr

Division of Neonatology, Institute of Child Health & Hospital for Children (ICH& HC), Madras Medical College, Egmore, Chennai, 600 008, India,

Published: January 2015

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