Nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU - Year 2000 and beyond

Chest

Volumn 115, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 28S-33S

  Bowton, David L ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic regimen; Culture; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG LAVAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECUMBENCY; REVIEW; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0033002416     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.115.suppl_1.28S     Document Type: Article

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