Clinical spectrum of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 437-445

  Bergmans, D ^a   Bonten, M ^a   Gaillard, C ^b   De Leeuw, P ^a   Van Tiel, F ^a   Stobberingh, E ^a   Van Der Geest, S ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b EEMLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRACHEA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0029957374     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691309     Document Type: Article

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