Epidemiology, etiology, and diagnosis of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in Asian countries

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Chawla, Rajesh ^a  

^a INDRAPRASTHA APOLLO HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INSULIN; SUCRALFATE;

ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; ASIA; BLEEDING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHINA; DISINFECTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPERT SYSTEM; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; KLEBSIELLA; LUNG LAVAGE; MALAYSIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PAKISTAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHILIPPINES; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SINGAPORE; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN; THAILAND; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ASIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 43049118652     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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