Impact of the implementation of a therapeutic guideline on the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia acquired in the intensive care unit of a university hospital;Impacto da implantação de um guia terapêutico para o tratamento de pneumonia nosocomial adquirida na unidade de terapia intensiva em hospital universitário

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-184

  Garcia, Joseani Coelho Pascual ^a,c   Ferreira Filho, Olavo Franco ^b   Grion, Cíntia Magalhães Carvalho ^a   Carrilho, Claudia Maria Dantas De Maio ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cross infection; Intensive care units; Mortality; Pneumonia treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848878410     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000200012     Document Type: Article

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