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Division Intubation-associated pneumonia (IAP)

United Kingdom

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A pneumonia is defined as intubation-associated (IAP) if an invasive respiratory device was present (even intermittently) in the 48 hours preceding the onset of infection

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Notes on Division 4.1.10

Footnotes

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LRT = Lower Respiratory Tract

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CFU = Colony Forming Units