Pulmonary infections in preterm newborns;Infezioni polmonari nel neonato prematuro

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-105

  Vendettuoli, V ^a   De Cunto, A ^a   Tana, M ^a   Tirone, C ^a   Boccacci, S ^a   Vento, G ^a,b   Romagnoli, C ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infections; Pneumonia, ventilator associated; Premature birth; Respiration, artificial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MYCOPLASMA; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34250880174     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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