Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Does one size fit all?

Chest

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1155-1156

  Wunderink, R G ^a  

^a Methodist Healthcare   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0032724675     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.5.1155     Document Type: Editorial

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