Epidemiological and microbiological analysis of ventilator-associated pneumonia patients in a public teaching hospital

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 482-488

  da Silva Jr , João Manoel ^a,b   Rezende, Ederlon ^a   Guimarães, Thaís ^a   dos Campos, Edvaldo V ^a   Magno, Luiz André ^a   Consorti, Lívia ^a   Pereira, Renata Andréa Pietro ^a   Nascimento, Maria de Lourdes ^a   Mendonça, João Silva ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DO SERVIDOR PÚBLICO ESTADUAL DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Microbiology; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ADULT; AGE; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 36148951720     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702007000500009     Document Type: Article

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