Role of colonization of the upper intestinal tract in the pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-319

  Bonten, Marc J M ^a   Gaillard, Carlo A ^b   De Leeuw, Peter W ^b   Stobberingh, Ellen E ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0031019793     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.3.309     Document Type: Article

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