Ventilator-associated pneumonia therapy: Protected specimen brushing versus tracheal aspirate data

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages

  Peery, Curtis ^a   Chendrasekhar, Akella ^a   Moorman, Donald W ^a   Timberlake, Gregory A ^a  

^a IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Protected specimen brush; Therapy; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 52549086178     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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