Risk factors for pneumonia, and colonization of respiratory tract and stomach in mechanically ventilated ICU patients

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1339-1346

  Bonten, Marc J M ^a   Bergmans, Dennis C J J ^b   Ambergen, Anton W ^b   De Leeuw, Peter W ^b   Van Der Geest, Siebe ^b   Stobberingh, Ellen E ^b   Gaillard, Carlo A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0029820433     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.154.5.8912745     Document Type: Article

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