Single versus combination antimicrobial therapy for ventilator- associated pneumonia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 58-62

  Malangoni, Mark A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0034057251     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00322-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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