Community-acquired aspiration pneumonia in intensive care units. Epidemiological and prognosis data

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1922-1929

  Leroy, Olivier ^a   Vandenbussche, Christian ^b   Coffinier, Cecile ^b   Bosquet, Christophe ^b   Georges, Hughes ^b   Guery, Benoit ^b   Thevenin, Didier ^b   Beaucaire, Gilles ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE TOURCOING   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLAVULANIC ACID; CORTICOSTEROID; IMIDAZOLE; INOTROPIC AGENT; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0031434652     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.6.9702069     Document Type: Article

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