TY - BOOK AU - Mohamed Ibrahim Moawad AU - Ayman Gaber Sedeik , AU - Tarek Samir Elgohary , AU - Yasser Sadek Nassar , TI - The efficacy and safety of aerosolized antibiotics in treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia / PY - 2015/// CY - Cairo : PB - Mohamed Ibrahim Moawad , KW - Amikacin KW - Ceftazidime KW - Colistin N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Critical Care Medicine; Issued also as CD N2 - Introduction & Objectives: Aerosolized antibiotics administration offers the theoretical advantages of achieving high drug concentrations at the infection site and low systemic absorption. We tried to assess the efficacy and safety of nebulized (ceftazidime plus amikacin) in comparison to nebulized (colistin) as adjunctive to systemic antibiotics treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia during ICU stay. Conclusion: Nebulized Amikacin plus ceftazidime and nebulized Colistinare safe and effective in the treatment of VAP UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -