Reduction of endotracheal tube biofilms
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Merrill A. Biel; Chet Sievert; Marina Usacheva; Matthew Teichert; Eric Wedell; N
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is reported to occur in 12 to 25% of patients who require mechanical ventilation with a mortality rate of 24 to 71%. The endotracheal (ET) tube has long been recognized as a major factor in the development of VAP since biofilm harbored within the ET