The official American guidelines for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia;Die offiziellen Amerikanischen empfehlungen zur pravention nosokomialer pneumonien

Anaesthesist

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 925-935

  Meyer, J ^a   Herrmann, M ^b  

^a Klin Poliklin Anasthesiologie O   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Disinfection methods; Infection prevention and control; Pneumonia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DISINFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TRACHEOTOMY; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0032407222     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001010050644     Document Type: Article

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