Incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) with 14-day circuit change in a subacute environment

Respiratory Care

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 601-606

  Thompson, Robert E ^a  

^a THC/Chicago   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0030016983     PISSN: 00989142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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