Risk factors for infection by Acinetobacter baumannii in intubated patients with nosocomial pneumonia

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1050-1054

  Baraibar, Jorge ^a   Correa, Humberto ^b   Mariscal, Dolors ^c   Gallego, Miguel ^c   Vallés, Jordi ^c   Rello, Jordi ^c  

^a Hospital Italiano Montevideo   (Uruguay)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

^c HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii; Risk factors; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTUBATION; LUNG ASPIRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030753388     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.4.1050     Document Type: Article

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