Do racial and ethnic differences in contraceptive attitudes and knowledge explain disparities in method use?
Providing basic information about effective methods might help to decrease ethnic disparities in use. Research should examine other variables that might account for these disparities, including health system characteristics and provider behavior.
These data show that 3 h of mechanical ventilation with a PIP of 30 cmH2O without PEEP in rats promotes bacteremia with K. pneumoniae. The use of 10 cmH2O PEEP at such PIP reduces ventilation-induced K. pneumoniae bacteremia.