Nosocomial pneumonia in the critical care unit

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 119-133

  Lode, H M ^a   Schaberg, T ^a   Raffenberg, M ^a   Mauch, H ^a  

^a Hospital Zehlendorf   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SWINE; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0031975195     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0704(05)70385-7     Document Type: Article

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