Nosocomial pneumonia in ventilated patients: A cohort study evaluating attributable mortality and hospital stay

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 281-288

  Fagon, Jean Yves ^a   Chastre, Jean ^a   Hance, Allan J ^a   Montravers, Philippe ^a   Novara, Ana ^a   Gibert, Claude ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; VENTILATOR;

ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027466159     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(93)90060-3     Document Type: Article

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