Pneumonia in patients with severe burns: A classification according to the concept of the carrier state

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Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1160-1165

  De la Cal, Miguel A ^a   Cerdá, Enrique ^a   García Hierro, Paloma ^a   Lorente, Leonardo ^a   Sánchez Concheiro, Margarita ^a   Díaz, Ceésar ^a   Van Saene, Hendrick K F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti infective agents; Burn units; Burns; Infection control; Inhalation; Mechanical ventilation; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034918408     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.119.4.1160     Document Type: Article

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