Impact of invasive and noninvasive quantitative culture sampling on outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia: A pilot study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 371-376

  Sanchez Nieto, J M ^b   Torres, A ^a   Garcia Cordoba, F ^b   El Ebiary, M ^b   Carrillo, A ^b   Ruiz, J ^b   Nunez M L ^b   Niederman, M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031911394     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.157.2.97-02039     Document Type: Article

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