Implications of endotracheal tube biofilm for ventilator-associated pneumonia

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1072-1076

  Adair, C G ^b   Gorman, S P ^b   Feron, B M ^b   Byers, L M ^b   Jones, D S ^b   Goldsmith, C E ^a   Moore, J E ^c   Kerr, J R ^c   Curran, M D ^c   Hogg, G ^a   Webb, C H ^a   McCarthy, G J ^c   Milligan, K R ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Endotracheal tube; Medical device; Microbial biofilm; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; EXTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MICROORGANISM; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRACHEA MUCUS;

EID: 0004946462     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051014     Document Type: Article

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