Invasive and noninvasive strategies for management of suspected ventilato-associated pnemnonia. A randomized trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 621-630

  Fagon, Jean Yves ^a   Chastre, Jean ^b   Wolff, Michel ^b   Gervais, Claude ^c   Parer Aubas, Sylvie ^d   Stéphan, François ^e   Similowski, Thomas ^f   Mercat, Alain ^g   Diehl, Jean Luc ^a   Sollet, Jean Pierre ^h   Tenaillon, Alain ⁱ  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c NÎMES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^h CENTRE HOSPITALIER VICTOR DUPOUY   (France)

ⁱ Hopital Louise Michel   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 18144435904     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-8-200004180-00004     Document Type: Article

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