Diagnosis of nosocomial sinusitis in critically ill patients

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 1847-1848

  Bone, Roger C ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DECONGESTIVE AGENT; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CROSS INFECTION;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SEPSIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 0031577067     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.23.1847     Document Type: Short Survey

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