Health-care-associated pneumonia: A new therapeutic paradigm

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3784-3787

  Hiramatsu, Kumiko ^a,b,c   Niederman, Michael S ^a,b  

^a Winthrop University Hospital ^*

^b WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 30344480758     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.6.3784     Document Type: Editorial

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