Acinetobacter calcoaceticus pneumonia and the formation of pneumatoceles

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 964-970

  Hunt, John P ^a   Buechter, Kennan J ^a   Fakhry, Samir M ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMATOCELE; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033937213     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200005000-00027     Document Type: Article

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