Stroke-associated pneumonia: Microbiological data and outcome

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 204-207

  Hassan, A ^a   Khealani, B A ^b   Shafqat, S ^b   Aslam, M ^c   Salahuddin, N ^d   Syed, N A ^b   Baig, S M ^b   Wasay, Mohammad ^b  

^a SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c Section of Infectious Diseases

^d Section of Pulmonology

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Pneumonia; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644899665     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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