Zinc supplementation in mechanically ventilated ICU patients: A promising preventive modality for ventilator-associated pneumonia

• Mohammad Javad Ghazanfari,
• Samad Karkhah,
• Amir Emami Zeydi

Affiliations

Mohammad Javad Ghazanfari

Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran

Samad Karkhah

Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran; Social Determinants of Health Research Center (SDHRC), Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran; Burn and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

Amir Emami Zeydi

Corresponding author. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nasibeh School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Tel.: +98-9355952357.; Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nasibeh School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran