Histopathologic and microbiologic aspects of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Anesthesiology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 760-771

  Fàbregas, Neus ^a   Torres, Antoni ^a,b   El Ebiary, Mustafa ^a   Ramírez, Josep ^a   Hernández, Carmen ^a   González, Julià ^a   De La Bellacasa, Jorge Puig ^a   Jimenez De Anta M Ta ^a   Rodriguez Roisin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Lung histology; Postmortem biopsy; Pulmonary infection; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0029978281     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199604000-00002     Document Type: Article

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