Risk factors of mortality for nosocomial pneumonia: Importance of initial anti-microbial therapy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-45

  Lee, Sai Cheong ^a   Hua, C C ^a   Yu, T J ^a   Shieh, W B ^a   See, L C ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti microbial therapy; Nosocomial pneumonia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13844321750     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00281.x     Document Type: Article

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