Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for nosocomial pneumonia and associated mortality

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1168-1171

  Vardakas, K Z ^a   Siempos, I I ^a   Falagas, M E ^a,b,c  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised; Intensive care unit; Nosocomial pneumonia; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34548729120     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2007.02234.x     Document Type: Article

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