Ventilator-associated pneumonia; controversies on diagnostics, pathogenesis, treatment and prevention;Beademingspneumonie; contoversen over diagnostiek, pathogenese, therapie en preventie

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 143, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 726-730

  Bonten, M J M ^a   Bergmans, D C J J ^a,c   Hoepelman, I M ^a,b   Stobberingh, E E ^a  

^a Academisch Ziekenhuis Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^b Diaconessenhuis   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRONCHOSCOPY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARYNX DISEASE; STATISTICS; VENTILATOR;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0033518905     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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