Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in pediatric intensive care units

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 841-843

  Principi, Nicola ^a   Esposito, Susanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infections; Pediatric intensive care unit; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 34548214301     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31814625e4     Document Type: Review

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