Variations in etiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia across four treatment sites: Implications for antimicrobial prescribing practices

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 608-613

  Rello, Jordi ^a,b,c   Sa Borges, Marcio ^a,b,c   Correa, Humberto ^a,b,c   Leal, Santiago Ramon ^a,b,c   Baraibar, Jorge ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032779611     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9812034     Document Type: Article

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