Bacterial colonization of central airways after stenting

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 672-677

  Noppen, Marc ^a   Piérard, Denis ^a   Meysman, Marc ^a   Claes, Ingeborg ^a   Vincken, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENT; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032780118     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.160.2.9812081     Document Type: Article

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