Prevention of nosocomial lower respiratory tract infections in patients after intracranial artery aneurysm surgery with a short course of antimicrobials

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 60-66

  Beovic, Bojana ^a   Matos, Boštjan ^a   Bošnjak, Roman ^a   Seme, Katja ^b   Mueller Premru, Manica ^b   Hergouth Krizan, Veronika ^b   Cizman, Milan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Nosocomial pneumonia; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0038723447     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(03)00079-7     Document Type: Article

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