Multivariate analysis of the factors associated with the risk of pneumonia in intensive care units

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 339-344

  Carrilho, Cláudia Maria Dantas de Maio ^a,c   Grion, Cintia Magalhães Carvalho ^a   Bonametti, Ana Maria ^a   Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo ^b   Matsuo, Tiemi ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Pneumonia; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BRAZIL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DETERIORATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG USE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOSE FEEDING; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TRACHEOTOMY; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 35448942804     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000300008     Document Type: Article

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