Effects of empiric antibiotic administration for suspected pneumonia on subsequent opportunistic pulmonary infections

American Surgeon

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1110-1115

  Koontz, C S ^a   Chang, M C ^a   Meredith, J W ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; TRAUMATOLOGY; VENTILATOR;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPERINFECTION; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0034542832     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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